New venture fund for Black tech entrepreneurs holds $6.4 million first close
A new venture fund launched to support Black tech entrepreneurs in Canada has completed a $6.4 million first close. The Black…
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BDC Capital launches new $300 million Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund
BDC Capital has announced the launch of a new $300 million CAD growth-stage venture fund as part of the organization’s “expanded…
Version One Ventures raises $100 million USD for two new funds
Vancouver-based Version One Ventures has secured $100 million USD across two newly announced venture funds. The firm raised…
SSENSE claims $5 billion valuation following minority investment from Sequoia Capital
Montréal-based global fashion tech startup SSENSE is set to announce it has reached a valuation of $5 billion CAD following…
Diagram doubles size of Opportunity Fund with final $60 million close
Montréal-based venture builder and investor Diagram Ventures has secured an additional $60 million CAD in the final close…
MasterClass reveals first two Canadian hub hires, plans to add dozens more
San Francisco-based edtech startup MasterClass has announced the first two hires for its planned Kitchener-Waterloo hub, disclosing…
Raquel Urtasun launches new self-driving startup Waabi with $100 million CAD from top investors
Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) luminary Raquel Urtasun has moved on from Uber’s self-driving unit and launched her…
Lightspeed to acquire two e-commerce companies for $925 million USD
Montréal retail tech company Lightspeed has signed definitive agreements to acquire two California-based e-commerce firms…
Trulioo hits $2 billion CAD valuation following $476 million Series D led by TCV
Global identity verification startup Trulioo has secured $476 million CAD ($394 million USD) in a TCV-led Series D funding…
Poka secures $30 million CAD to scale factory worker training solution
Quebec City-based software startup Poka, which offers an edtech platform for factory workers, has secured around $30 million…
How Neo Financial plans to take on the Big Five banks from Calgary
Recently, BetaKit dropped a deep dive into the slow and troubled rollout of Open Banking in Canada. It caused… quite…
5 FinTech roles open in Canada right now
Are you on the hunt for a new and exciting role in FinTech? As the world slowly returns to normal, we’ve noticed a huge increase…
AQC Capital secures $64 million for second tech startup investment fund
Montréal-based AQC Capital, formerly known as Anges Québec Capital, has created a new $64 million CAD fund to fuel the growth…
INTELIGHT partners with Innisfil on $2.2 million project to develop smart city connectivity solution
INTELIGHT Innovations has received approximately $2.2 million CAD in public and private funding to support the development…
Mphasis to launch Canadian HQ in Calgary, create up to 1,000 tech jobs
India-based IT solutions provider Mphasis has announced plans to set up a new Canadian headquarters in Calgary, and hire for…