BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 3

By Charles Mandel May 19, 2022

Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

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By Charlize Alcaraz May 10, 2022

Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation

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By Charles Mandel May 10, 2022

Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora

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By Josh Scott May 9, 2022

Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau to step down as CEO, become executive advisor

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By Douglas Soltys May 9, 2022

OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

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LATEST NEWS

Nabeil Alazzam

Canadian Startup NewsMay 17, 2022<May 18, 2022

Forma.ai raises $57.8 million CAD in Series B round for sales compensation platform

by Charlize Alcaraz

Forma aims to turn sales compensation into science using AI.

Ecobee smart thermostat (2)

Canadian Startup NewsMay 17, 2022<May 16, 2022

Ecobee launches new smart thermostats with built-in air quality monitoring

by Charlize Alcaraz

The new smart thermostats are Ecobee’s latest launches post- acquisition.

Gov'r app

Canadian Startup NewsMay 17, 2022<May 19, 2022

OnlyForward’s newly launched Gov’r app a “modern way” for citizens to engage with politicians

by Charles Mandel

“When I think about how engagement feels, it feels like 2001.”

Canadian Startup NewsMay 17, 2022<May 16, 2022

OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D

by Josh Scott

OMERS says Canadian-led Imply faces “a multi-billion dollar opportunity.”

Canadian Startup NewsMay 17, 2022<May 16, 2022

Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA

by Charles Mandel

Q1 2022 was also just shy of the most private equity deals on record.

Flow by Dapper Labs

NewslettersMay 17, 2022<May 17, 2022

F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto’s Terra-ble, horrible, no good, very bad week

by Michael Edgar

Plus: Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation.

Canadian Startup NewsMay 16, 2022<May 17, 2022

WonderFi, Bitfarms, Tokens.com, CoinSmart post earnings during a volatile period for crypto

by Charles Mandel

Bitcoin sell-off, other factors impact companies’ bottom lines.

ocean

Canadian Startup NewsMay 16, 2022<May 16, 2022

mPowered partners with Ocean Set to build blockchain-powered ocean data marketplace

by Charlize Alcaraz

The marketplace is meant to allow orgs to profit from sharing data securely.

Wealthsimple

Canadian Startup NewsMay 16, 2022<May 16, 2022

Value of Power Corp’s FinTech portfolio drops as Wealthsimple faces second May markdown

by Josh Scott

Power calls decrease in fair value of Wealthsimple stake “consistent” with broader stock market decline.

Spare

Canadian Startup NewsMay 16, 2022<May 13, 2022

Spare, Lyft partner to offer flexible transportation for transit agencies

by Charles Mandel

Spare tested the service in Texas ahead of a broader roll out.

WELL Health

Canadian Startup NewsMay 16, 2022<May 15, 2022

Well Health Technologies posts record Q1 revenue, announces $30 million bought deal offering to fuel acquisitions

by Josh Scott

Despite record revenues the last two quarters, Well’s share price has fallen nearly 43 percent over six months.

NewslettersMay 16, 2022<May 16, 2022

Canadian startup news of the week (5/15/22)

by Michael Edgar

Plus: OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines.

Shopify

Canadian Startup NewsMay 13, 2022<May 13, 2022

Payment network giant Affirm extends its partnership with Shopify

by Charles Mandel

Multi-year agreement extension cements Affirm as exclusive Shopify provider.

Habitat Learn

Canadian Startup NewsMay 13, 2022<May 13, 2022

Habitat Learn acquires Temmer to offer computerized note taking for students

by Charlize Alcaraz

Temmer provides speech and print interpretation services to business, educational institutions, and individuals.

Shopping carts

Canadian Startup NewsMay 13, 2022<May 23, 2022

Fobi AI inks deal to acquire Basket and bolster coupon aggregator offering

by Charlize Alcaraz

Fobi goes shopping for its second couponing solution.

The BetaKit Podcast

Anthony Mouchantaf sitting across Douglas Soltys while they record the BetaKit podcast.

Doug Ford

Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures

Remote work, COVID

Bay Street

Anthony Mouchantaf sitting across Douglas Soltys while they record the BetaKit podcast.

Doug Ford

Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures

Remote work, COVID

Bay Street

Podcasts

RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf explains why he’s concerned about the (potential) end of VCCI

by Douglas Soltys

Tony Dagger told you so.

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Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget

by Douglas Soltys

What can a social media account tell us about our elected representatives?

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OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

by Douglas Soltys

What is the value of a valuation?

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How do you measure culture in the remote and hybrid workplace?

by Rob Kenedi

Donuts are not enough.

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Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?

by Douglas Soltys

Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?

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Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

by Douglas Soltys

Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?

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