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Hootsuite appoints former Mailchimp exec as CPO, as Wealthsimple snags Snap VP as COO

Natalia Williams and Radhika Kakkar join Hootsuite and Wealthsimple as both companies expand their offerings.

Following pivots and product-market fit, Plooto launches new feature as it preps for prime time.

When Emma expanded from a broker to building its own insurance products, “everything started clicking.”

MeetAmi looks to relieve the pressure wealth management firms are feeling amid the crypto boom.

With army of customer evangelists, Float aims to capture Canadian market before international competitors swoop in.

Plus: Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx.

Uplinq’s credit assessment platform provides ‘billions’ of data signals beyond traditional credit indicators.

Paquette will lead some 500 staff members between the two groups.

Cybrid calls itself “the crypto banking-as-a-service provider.”

The Prairie FinTech has teamed up with fellow Calgary startup OneVest for Neo Invest.

Real-Time Rail system is meant to modernize Canada’s payments infrastructure when completed.

Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, crypto leaders like Dapper Labs invested in the $135 million round.

For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.

As regulation looms, group calls for national strategy for crypto and digital assets.

Before saying ‘I do,’ orgs need the right certification to guarantee a match made in heaven.