WealthTech startup PureFacts raises $37 million to pursue acquisitions
The Canadian Business Growth Fund led the round.
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes was always in control
Plus: How to (successfully) pivot your startup.
WFHomie raises $1.9 million CAD to help companies better engage, retain employees
Meet the first investment from Ryan Holmes and Manny Padda’s new fund, LOI Venture.
Canadian startup news of the week (12/12/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Conduit makes the case for DeFi
DeFi – that’s a Web3 thing, right?
Shabodi secures $3.3 million to accelerate deployment of next-generation 5G solutions
Toronto-based Shabodi has raised $3.17 million USD in what it classifies as an oversubscribed seed round led by Blumberg Capital,…
Former Shopify employees raise $8.5 million from Sequoia, Bessemer for new developer productivity startup Gadget
Ottawa-based Gadget has raised $8.5 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. The financing…
Wealthsimple Trade to launch ‘Plus’ tier, sunset ‘Premium’ offering, streamline US trading
Did someone say rundle?
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Ontario judge swipes left on Tinder sale lawsuit appeal
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Payment Rails rebrands to Trolley, closes $7 million Series A to expand reach of global payouts platform
Montréal-based FinTech startup Payment Rails has rebranded as Trolley and secured $7 million CAD in Series A financing to…
Inside the rise of Canadian venture studios
Over the last seven years, the number of global venture studios has increased by 625 percent, and Canada is no exception to…
Gradient Spaces, Georgian launch incubator program for early-stage 2SLGBTQIA+ founders
Gradient Spaces has opened applications to its new incubator program for Canadian founders who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+…
Willful lands Dragon Michele Romanow in new $750,000 round
Kevin Oulds and Erin Bury entered the Dragons’ Den in June to pitch their death tech startup Willful. It was a move that…
San Francisco’s Maple VC closes $16.5 million for second fund focused on Canadian founders
San Francisco-based seed-stage investment firm Maple VC has secured $16.5 million USD for Fund II to support its plans to back…
Klue scores $79 million CAD from Tiger Global, Salesforce Ventures
Vancouver-based software company Klue has secured $79.2 million CAD ($62 million USD) in Series B financing to fuel the expansion…