Spring Activator acquires Future Capital to bring wealth creation to underrepresented communities
The combined investments of the two Vancouver-based organizations total over $50 million CAD.
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Web3 startup LayerZero Labs fighting $21.3-million lawsuit from FTX
Bankrupt crypto exchange suing LayerZero over alleged fraudulent transfers.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian legaltech duo agrees to merge, SAP nabs LeanIX in $1B+ deal
Plus: David Sacks has a new SaaS startup for other SaaS startups.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity
Plus: Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections.
Cultivator hits $100M milestone as Conexus loses VC Sean O’Connor
Plus: How this multi-millionaire “pirate” entrepreneur kicked his self-destructive habits.
VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO
Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally.
Cultivator’s incubated startups surpass $100 million in private funding
Prairie tech hub hits major milestone coinciding with new connections to the Valley.
Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech
Under O’Connor’s leadership, Conexus has helped fuel the growth of tech in Saskatchewan and across the Prairies.
CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge
Merger will combine CiteRight’s litigation-drafting platform with Jurisage’s AI tech.
FlipGive raises $5 million to expand fundraising platform for youth sports teams
FlipGive launched its embedded cash-back rewards shopping platform in August.
SearchEye raises $1 million to scale platform that connects brands with content creators
Funding will help SearchEye expand capabilities, like support for audio, video, social media.
A|I: The AI Times – Tiger Global’s share sale puts Cohere at a $3 billion valuation
Plus: A new Canadian generative image startup gets $22.3 million.
Gambit Partners aims to take some of the risk out of early-stage investing by leaning on its LPs
Led by Relay Ventures and VTS VPs, $2-million VC fund looks to leverage its LP battalion of Canadian tech operators.
Canadian VCs talk fundraising, “shitty” behaviour, mannequin startups & more
John Ruffolo (Maverix), Michelle Scarborough (Thrive), Chris Neumann (Panache) and more join for a VC extravaganza.
OCI, Communitech team up with Ukraine to seek tech solutions that address national security challenges
Participating Canadian companies will be asked to commit to a Communitech membership.