R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes appoints its third CEO this year
Plus: Asian food delivery service Fantuan secures $40 million.
Canadian Startup News
Formerly Qui Identity, Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022.
Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round
Terminal aims to be the Plaid for telematics data in commercial trucking.
Kitchener-Waterloo tech leaders launch new community-building platform Waterloo Inc.
Intellijoint CEO: “We want to put the focus back on Waterloo Region.”
Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as bank lenders, VCs pull back.
A|I: The AI Times – Google launches its hopeful GPT-4 killer
Plus: “Gentle Canadian” @BasedBeffJezos raises $14M for AI hardware startup.
Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
The funding round was led by Nicolas Bouchard’s venture capital firm Exo10.
Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot
Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year.
Started in a bar, now we’re here: Startup TNT completes first close of targeted $5-million venture fund
Fund I will write $50,000 cheques to winners of Startup TNT investment summits.
Six Canadian tech founders share their wins and learnings from 2023
The founders of Tailscale, Wrapbook, and more are here to help you end your year on a high note.
Propel receives $2.9-million ACOA grant to continue virtual accelerator program until 2026
The Government of Nova Scotia committed $1.05 million to Propel in May.
Notman House is in trouble. What’s next for the home of Montréal tech?
OSMO Foundation owes unpaid mortgage fees and creditors are pushing for a sale.
Advice on fundraising and living in the future from Huntress CFO Marcos Torres
Entrepreneurs need to think about scenario planning and build multiple ways to connect with potential customers.
These game developers are hiring software engineers to six-figure salaries in Canada
To develop good video games, these companies are hiring software engineers at generous salaries.
Laura Mock tapped to lead Cultivator as incubator’s new director
Mock takes the reins from Jordan McFarlen, who departed in September for Conexus Venture Capital.