Borrowell launches credit building program for renters
The program allows users to self-report rental payments.
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Funding party is over as Toronto tech stumbles in Q2 2022
Investment in Q2 2022 fell 69 percent from record-setting first quarter.
EQ Bank latest bank to join Flinksâ open banking environment
Another bank signs an open banking deal with a FinTech firm as Canadaâs system is underway.
Multilingual chatbot startup Proto secures $5.6 million for global expansion
Protoâs polyglot chatbot was created to improve inclusion, protection of customers.
Helcim, MintList, Ukko Agro among startups in third cohort of Googleâs Canadian accelerator
Participants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
R|T: The Retail Times – Knix sells, Bruush to IPO, Tiggy halts operations
Plus: How Wish Built (and Fumbled) a Dollar Store for the Internet.
A|I: The AI Times – Itâs never been more important to address diversity in AI
Plus: Why business is booming for military AI startups.
Payments Canada appoints Wealthsimpleâs chief compliance officer to member advisory council
The appointment marks the only FinTech startup rep on the council.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Period, fertility apps could be weaponized in post-Roe world
Plus: Judge rules Apple Watch infringed AliveCor’s ECG patent, setting up potential U.S. import ban.
A|I: The AI Times – Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever
Plus: Tesla is cutting about 200 Autopilot jobs.
Deloitte, EY purchasing Canadian tech consulting firms
Both firms acquired companies based in British Columbia.
Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers
BetaKit will once again program Elevateâs AI and Money stages.
Fluence acquires SaaS startup Sturnis365 to expand European presence
Fluenceâs second acquisition in six months gives the startup an end-to-end accounting solution.
Customer alleges Vena Solutions âfalsely assertedâ SOC report was independently audited
Vena Solutions confirms an âissue relating to SOC reports.â
Canadian startup news of the week (7/3/22)
Plus: Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling.