PolicyMe reveals $18 million in Series A financing to tackle Canadian insurance market
Backed by industry players, PolicyMe aims to expand beyond selling just life insurance and D2C.
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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use
Plaid founders Zach Perret and William Hockey invested in Goldsky.
Canadian startup news of the week (9/11/22)
Plus: Panache closes $100 million for second fund to double down on seed-stage startups.
The51 appoints former AltaML, CDL manager Danielle Gifford as director for Movement51
With Danielle Gifford at the helm, Movement51 plans for its next growth phase across Canada.
Panache closes $100 million for second fund as firm doubles down on seed-stage startups
Early-stage firm says there’s a “good possibility” Fund II will grow.
Adam Nanjee departs Microsoft for Startups to lead venture capital in Canada for Amazon Web Services
Nanjee previously led the launch of Microsoft for Startups in Canada.
Open banking working group failing to address critical governance, standards issues
Working group participants call governance the latest open banking battlefront as clock to implement keeps ticking.
Canadian startup news of the week (9/5/22)
Plus: Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Vitalik Buterin gives financial boost to 🇨🇦 doctors tracking carbon dioxide levels
Plus: The many hurdles life sciences startups must overcome to commercialize.
SAAS NORTH unveils speaker lineup for 2022 conference
Presenters include executives from Shopify, Unbounce, Hootsuite, Wattpad.
Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund to focus on North American market
The market exit comes less than a year after Clearco began expanding its international operations.
SureBright raises $3.2 million CAD to reinvent retail insurance
SureBright has integrated its insurance and warranty solution with Shopify vendors.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/28/22)
Plus: How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada’s accelerators.
“There’s a storm coming, but we’re on a good boat.” Koho says it’s ready to navigate downturn
Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/21/22)
Plus: Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow says FinTechs “need to be ready”.