RBCx launches venture debt product as market for it heats up in Canada
RBCx has expanded its product suite with the launch of a new venture debt offering, which the technology and innovation banking…
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Convictional receives $6.7 million in Series A funding as it works to become digital backbone of B2B trade
Convictional has landed $6.7 million in Series A funding from a number of high-profile investors. Solo venture capitalist Lacy…
Canadian municipal regions call on federal government for more support for foreign direct investment program
A coalition of 14 Canadian municipal regions is calling on the federal government to beef up its foreign direct investment…
3D BioFibR raises $700,000 in funding round
3D BioFibR, a biofibre manufacturing startup based in Halifax, raised $700,000 in what it called an oversubscribed seed funding…
WELL Health to acquire Aware MD for $4.5 million CAD
WELL Health, a Vancouver healthtech startup, has entered into an agreement to acquire AwareMD for $4.5 million CAD. Headquartered…
Alberta Innovates to fund four new tech accelerators through Scaleup GAP program
Alberta Innovates announced it will finance one pre-accelerator and three accelerators through its Scaleup and Growth Accelerator…
Micromobility expert, Horace Dediu, joins Relay Ventures as a partner, chief market strategist
Relay Ventures has brought on board Horace Dediu, a micromobility expert, as a partner and chief market strategist. In his…
StandUp Ventures reveals second fund dedicated to women-led startups with $30 million initial close
StandUp Ventures has secured just over $30 million in initial capital for its second fund after finding early success investing…
Former Tungle, Foko Retail employees team up to launch new hybrid work-focused calendar startup
A decade after being acquired by BlackBerry, former members of Tungle have teamed up to launch another calendar startup named…
Thirdera acquires Appoxio to enhance UI/UX in ServiceNow platform
Thirdera acquired Appoxio, for an undisclosed amount, to expand the user experience and user interface of its ServiceNow platform.…
Vancouver-based Dapper Labs raises $250 million USD, partners with Spain’s LaLiga
Vancouver-based unicorn Dapper Labs Inc. announced $250 million USD ($319.1 million CAD) in new funding, September 22. New…
Angel Host raises $5.2 million USD to capitalize on vacation rental industry spike
Angel Host closed its seed funding round in August with $5.2 million USD led by White Star Capital and joined by Desjardins…
Wealthsimple, Clearco top LinkedIn’s Top Startups Canada 2021 list
Toronto-based unicorn Wealthsimple ranked highest on LinkedIn’s Top Startups Canada 2021 list, released September 22. Clearco…
Toronto-Waterloo rises in Startup Genome’s 2021 global ecosystem rankings, as Vancouver falls
Toronto-Waterloo has jumped four spots in Startup Genome’s annual global startup ecosystem report since 2020, as Canada’s…
Shopify reportedly surpasses Amazon in online traffic, heating up race between the e-commerce firms
Shopify has reportedly beaten Amazon in a notable metric, online traffic, according to data reviewed by Business Insider. The…