Plaid’s Irene Zhou on getting a ‘Yes’ faster from financial institutions
Working with financial institutions and large enterprises can be intimidating, but there are ways to get them to say ‘yes’…
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Judo scores $3.8 million CAD to expand no-code mobile app development solution beyond sports
Toronto-based software startup Judo has raised $3.8 million CAD ($3 million USD) in seed financing to meet demand for its mobile…
HiMama rakes in $70 million baby bonus to pursue growing childcare market
HiMama, a childcare centre software solutions provider and Certified B Corp, just got a large baby bonus thanks to a $70 million…
Manitoba grants Neo Financial $1.6 million to expand Winnipeg workforce
The government of Manitoba has given Neo Financial a $1.6 million grant through its Industry Expansion program to support the…
Canadian SaaS funding in 2021 rebounds from 2020 low, fuelled by influx of US investors
Fuelled by pandemic-induced digital transformation efforts and rising support from United States (US) investors, Canadian software-as-a-service…
Sagard Holdings secures $200 million in first close of private equity fund
Sagard Private Equity Canada has secured the first close of its inaugural fund, securing total commitments of $200 million…
Breather, Ritual alumni look to ride retail investing wave with new automated trading platform Composer
Toronto-based FinTech software startup Composer has revealed $6.73 million CAD ($5.35 million USD) in previously unannounced…
Five reasons to attend SAAS NORTH
SAAS NORTH returns in person to Ottawa November 17-18th. Still on the fence as to why you might want to attend Canada’s top…
Market Watch: Q4 Inc, Mogo report increased revenues in the third quarter of 2021
If the third-quarter reports of Q4 Inc. and Mogo Inc. are anything to go by, it wasn’t a bad time to be in the investor relations…
Wealthsimple Crypto launches wallet support
Wealthsimple’s latest move in the cryptocurrency space is one the FinTech startup said has been much requested by its…
Borrowell co-founder secures seed capital for Savvyy to tackle banking side of digital lending
Borrowell founding team members, including co-founder Salim Naran, recently secured $3.1 million CAD for a startup they launched…
Clio doubles C-Suite with four new execs to support product, international expansion
Burnaby-based legaltech startup Clio has expanded its executive team, bringing on former leaders from high-growth and public…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/07/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Owl.co raises $30 million Series B to scale insurance claim monitoring solution
Vancouver-based insurance tech startup Owl.co has raised $30 million in its Series B funding round led by Cota Capital. Other…
Hubdoc founders ready to help New Zealand’s A2X become as big as Shopify
New Zealand’s A2X Accounting is drawing on Canadian talent to help scale its company to Shopify size. The global e-commerce…