Information VP forgoes fourth fund in favour of SPV-style investing
GPs attribute change to VC market conditions and personal factors.
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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.
Feds announce $4 million for Atlantic Canada tech startups through ACOA
Eight of the 10 startups are Nova Scotia-based, including Milk Moovement and UpBeing.
Diagram Ventures beats target to close first ClimateTech Fund at $80 million
Sagard-backed firm will apply FinTech-honed venture builder model to cleantech.
Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.
Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?
Koho secures $190 million CAD in equity and debt to bolster banking licence efforts
CEO said he’s not betting the company on banking licence at Elevate.
Loss of DoorDash partnership prompts Payfare share price plummet and strategic review
Shares dropped more than 75 percent Friday after news that firm’s largest customer would not renew its contract.
Is BC tech “lethargic” or “on fire?”
Plus: Canada’s Top Startups list.
Propel Holdings to acquire UK-based QuidMarket for $95.9 million CAD
Company sees the UK as potential beachhead for expanding into the European market.
Stripe opens new Toronto office with plans to hire 50 team members
The new space opened three years after Stripe first established a physical presence in Toronto.
EdTech startup LumiQ receives strategic investment from Vertu Capital
CEO says LumiQ found alignment with Vertu after staying away from institutional venture capital.
Cohere and Float once again top LinkedIn’s Top Canadian Startups list
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With Nmbr, former Humi execs want to power embedded payroll products across Canada
Startup is backed with $7.6 million CAD from Panache, Luge, Golden, and Motivate.