Startup Montréal hosts 7th annual Grande-messe startup showcase
At the event, National Bank committed $1 million to Startup Montréal.
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Instacart to deliver health goods
Plus: Truepill conducts fourth round of layoffs in 2022.
Sensibill acquired by Austin-based Q2 Holdings
Q2 bought Sensibill for its financial business data, and machine learning capabilities.
Class action lawsuit filed against Wealthsimple, Shakepay over alleged misleading crypto trading fees
The suit is seeking $10 million in punitive damages from both startups.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/2/22)
Plus: Canadian tech must embrace indigenous reconciliation.
HelloSafe secures $4.2 million to expand its financial comparison solution across Canada
HelloSafe claims over one million monthly users in Canada.
Numida secures $16.7 million CAD in Serena Ventures-led round to equip more African SMEs with working capital
The loans startup plans to expand its services beyond Uganda to across Africa.
Canadian unicorns Neo Financial, Ada lead LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Startups list
ApplyBoard appears on list for fourth consecutive year.
How tech leaders like Shopify are TV-ifying the traditional company meeting
In-house broadcast teams are breathing new life into Zoom fatigue culture.
Is Real Ventures done? Is BDC just getting started?
Big #CDNtech news leads to bigger questions.
Creator Jacket, Litus named winners in Elevate 2022 pitch competitions
Creator Jacket won $15,000, while Litus secured $100,000 from The Firehood.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks to recruit, retain talent with new employee comp
Plus: SkipTheDishes cuts staff.
With new Thrive platform, BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds
BDC’s Women in Technology fund team has its second fund, lots more capital, and an expanded mandate.
RBCx and RBC Ventures merge
New entity will support founders across banking, capital, platform, and ventures.
Following record growth amid downturn, FrontFundr launches its own fundraising campaign on FrontFundr
FrontFundr has helped startups close $140 million across 100 campaigns.