WFHomie raises $1.9 million CAD to help companies better engage, retain employees
Meet the first investment from Ryan Holmes and Manny Padda’s new fund, LOI Venture.
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A|I: The AI Times – SenseTime senses timing is off, delays IPO
Plus: Inside Tesla as Elon Musk pushed an unflinching vision for self-driving cars.
SVB report finds Canadian venture activity reached new heights in 2021
Canada is set to finish off 2021 with a new record for venture capital deals.
Accelia Capital launches $50 million VC fund to back women-led startups in Québec
Accelia Capital wants to invest 70 percent of its funds in Québec businesses owned or managed by women.
Snappy receives $2 million to scale restaurant management tech
Snappy powers over 1,500 restaurants in eight countries and over 30 cities.
IBM to hire 350 tech employees in Nova Scotia
This is IBM’s second major hiring announcement in Canada this year.
eLeapPower closes $21 million Series A round to solve electric vehicle pain points
eLeapPower is one of a growing number of Canadian startups tackling the EV space.
TealBook looks to become global leader in supply chain data with $50 million in new funding
TealBook has product-market fit and its foot on the gas.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Whitecap caps off 2021 with new fund
Plus: the startup that successfully pivoted (twice).
Narwhal Project Canadian accelerator ranking shows need for improvement compared to US counterparts
Canadian accelerators have some catching up to do.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Is Wealthsimple building a FinTech super app?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/12/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Cross-Border Impact Ventures launches with $30 million in commitments for women, youth-focused healthtech fund
Toronto-based Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV) has secured commitments of $30 million USD in an initial close of its new…
Influitive acquires PostBeyond to expand customer advocacy platform to employees
Influitive has acquired fellow Toronto-based PostBeyond, a SaaS company focused on employee advocacy and social selling. The…
D2L records rising revenue, net losses in first quarterly report since IPO
D2L’s latest earnings report shows the Kitchener-Waterloo-based EdTech company continues to benefit from the pandemic-fuelled…