Canadian tech’s lost generation
Plus: VC departures, political mudslinging, and a new centaur startup.
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Brightspark closes latest early-stage VC fund at $100 million, appoints new BC partner
“We think we can find the best deals in Canada, so we’re going to keep on doing that.”
Top Down Ventures completes $10-million USD first close of new venture fund for managed service providers
Leaders from ScalePad, Fully Managed aim to raise a total of $25 million USD in 2025.
Family office software MyFO secures $3.5 million USD seed round led by Rhino Ventures
Capital will be used to scale operations, improve product offerings, and expand its team.
Champagne, Conservatives point fingers as Canadian cleantech startups suffer continued SDTC funding delays
Startups face layoffs and cancelled contracts to cover SDTC financing shortfalls, BetaKit has learned.
Georgian Partners isn’t the only one
Plus: Meet the BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver speakers.
Inside FreshBooks’ struggle to reach profitability
FreshBooks is on a multi-year rollercoaster ride of executive turnover, staff reductions, and office shutdowns.
Information VP forgoes fourth fund in favour of SPV-style investing
GPs attribute change to VC market conditions and personal factors.
Montréal-based Trustii raises $2.8 million CAD to boost employee risk management software
An all-Québec contingent of AQC Capital, Accelia Capital, and Boréal Ventures backed the seed round.
SAAS NORTH puts AI’s impact under the microscope
Disruptor or distraction? Tealbook, Disco and more weigh in on AI in Ottawa on Nov. 13, 14, 2024
Flinks co-founders trade open banking for open utility with new startup Deck
Latest API endeavour garners $6.2 million CAD in funding from Golden, Luge, & Better Tomorrow Ventures.
Canada’s AI godfather takes a shot at Sam Altman
Plus: Think you know 🇨🇦 tech? Take the quiz.
Rivercity Innovations freshens up with $2 million CAD to further expand cold chain monitoring around the world
Round marks first major investment by StepChange, a growth capital firm targeting Western Canada.
Repeat founders return with $1.1 million to help AI SaaS companies launch API integrations through Unified.to
Pereira and Alexey Adamsky return with former CalendarHero colleagues and backing from LOI Venture and DevCap.
Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.