Wealthsimple rolls out fractional shares trading in Canada, US companies
Wealthsimple has introduced fractional shares to make buying and selling large stocks more accessible for new investors. The…
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Float secures $5 million seed round to make corporate credit cards less of a headache
Toronto FinTech startup Float has secured $5 million to bring a Brex-like offering to the Canadian market. Formerly named Journal,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – From bootstrapped to big time
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
BC venture funding matches Toronto with over $1 billion raised in Q1 2021
With over $1 billion invested into British Columbia’s tech startups in the first quarter of this year, venture funding in…
Tetra Trust to become Canada’s first qualified crypto custodian, raises funding from Coinbase, Mogo
Calgary-based FinTech startup Tetra Trust said it has received regulatory approval from the Government of Alberta to store…
Relay Ventures bolsters investment team, while Antler expands to Canada
Two venture capital (VC) firms, Relay Ventures and Singapore-based Antler, have made recent moves in Canada to support the…
Clearco secures $268 million CAD in round led by SoftBank
Clearco has secured $268 million CAD ($215 million USD) in a new round of equity capital led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The…
Toronto venture funding in Q1 2021 nearly matched all dollars raised across 2020
Tech startups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) raised more than $1 billion in venture funding over the first quarter of this…
Non-committal on a banking license, Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen says company’s ambitions extend “beyond Canada”
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Wealthsimple CEO and co-founder Michael Katchen revealed that despite recently…
Today in funding: FightCamp, Fobi, Caary, Plantiga, and more
Thirteen Canadian-founded tech companies have recently secured funding. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much,…
Calgary venture funding sets two-year record thanks to late-stage investments
Nine late-stage venture deals in Calgary’s tech ecosystem helped the region see its best quarter in terms of deals and dollars…
R|T: The Retail Times – Sneakerheads vs. bots
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Today in funding: Adela, d1g1t, Somm, Polystyvert, Award Pool, Trendi
Six Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ResQ to the rescue
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Canadian startup news of the week (6/27/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…