Shopify reportedly invests in Stripe, bringing total stake to over $350 million
Shopify has reportedly invested in San Francisco-based FinTech startup Stripe, which processes payments for e-commerce businesses.…
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With third acquisition, holding company PlanetCorp is looking to win big with AI, 5G, blockchain
After building their own companies, the entrepreneurs behind Toronto’s PlanetCorp have turned their sights to a model of…
Canadian startup news of the week (6/13/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
3 companies hiring in Montréal right now
A recent report shows that MontrĂ©al caught up to Toronto as Canada’s leading tech ecosystem in 2020. The explosion in financing…
Kovo HealthTech lists on TSX Venture Exchange
Vancouver-based Kovo HealthTech, a company that creates, acquires, and grows healthtech businesses, is now trading on the TSX…
Shopify, Affirm open access to buy now, pay later service for US merchants
Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify and American buy now, pay later (BNPL) tech company Affirm have opened up access to Shop Pay…
Q4 looks to raise $150 million CAD through IPO
Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 has priced its planned initial public offering and is looking to…
Nesto secures $76 million to scale digital mortgage solution
MontrĂ©al-based FinTech startup Nesto has raised $76 million CAD in Series B financing as it looks to simplify the mortgage…
Today in acquisitions: OSF Digital, BrĂ¼ush, Pluribus, Semios, NeuPath, VidHug
Over the past week, a number of Canadian tech companies have been involved in acquisitions, including OSF Digital, Brùˆush,…
Faire secures $260 million Series F round, claims $7 billion valuation
Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco-based retail startup Faire has secured $260 million USD in Series F financing, as it looks…
Today in funding: Smart Skin, Andes STR, Croptimistic, DeFi Ventures
Four Canadian startups have recently announced fresh funding to fuel their growth, including Smart Skin, Andes STR, Croptimistic,…
R|T: The Retail Times – The kids are high on Depop
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
WELL Health Technologies to acquire MyHealth for up to $266.3 million CAD
British Columbia-based WELL Health Technologies is set to acquire MyHealth, an Ontario health services provider, for up to…
Amazon to add 1,800 Canadian tech, corporate jobs this year as part of broader hiring plans
Amazon has revealed plans to hire for 1,800 tech and corporate roles across its Canadian offices by the end of 2021. These…
Kepler raises $72.6 million CAD as the firm looks to grow network, expand to US
Three months after becoming the largest satellite operator in Canada, Toronto-based space tech startup Kepler Communications…