Foxquilt raises $1.2 million to help people save on insurance by buying in groups
Toronto-based Foxquilt has announced a close of $1.2 million in a seed round led by Extreme Venture Partners. The company was co-founded by CEO…
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Lendesk launches lender network with Scotiabank, First National Financial
Lendesk has launched its Lendesk Lender Networka direct-to-lender mortgage application network—with several Canadian mortgage lending institutions. The institutions include Scotia Mortgage Authority (Scotiabank), First…
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Shopify closes public offering at $1.91 billion USD
Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify has raised $1.91 billion in a previously-announced public offering. All figures are in US dollars. The total proceeds from the…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/20/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Losing a generation of women in finance
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
Futurist Amy Webb explains why COVID-19 is forcing businesses to ask new questions about data, trust
The COVID-19 pandemic has businesses driving on ice and too willing to slam on the breaks says, Amy Webb. This Thursday, the noted author…
New event for women entrepreneurs, InvestHER, to host $10,000 virtual pitch competition
InvestHER Summit, a virtual event that aims to connect investors with Canadian female business owners, has opened applications for PitchHER, the event’s startup pitch…
VentureLAB receives $370,000 through federal women entrepreneurship fund
VentureLAB, a tech and innovation hub based in the Greater Toronto Area, has received a $370,000 investment from the federal government for Tech Undivided,…
Power Corp acquires stake in Northleaf Capital through subsidiaries
Great-West Lifeco and Mackenzie Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of IGM Financial, are acquiring a non-controlling interest in Northleaf Capital Partners, a Toronto-headquartered private equity,…
Fitness tech startup Trainerize acquired by ABC Financial
Vancouver-based fitness tech startup Trainerize has been acquired by ABC Financial, a United States-based software provider for the fitness industry. The purchase price of…
Nuvei stock surges, representing largest tech IPO in Canada
Nuvei’s stock price soared in its first day of trading, with numbers that make it the most valuable tech IPO on the Toronto Stock…