Family office software MyFO secures $3.5 million USD seed round led by Rhino Ventures
Capital will be used to scale operations, improve product offerings, and expand its team.
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Georgian Partners isn’t the only one
Plus: Meet the BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver speakers.
Bitcoin infrastructure unicorn Blockstream raises $289 million CAD to boost mining operations
Repeat investor Fulgur Ventures led the financing round, bringing the Bitcoin giant’s total funding to over $822 million…
Information VP forgoes fourth fund in favour of SPV-style investing
GPs attribute change to VC market conditions and personal factors.
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.