Bridgit secures $24 million in funding; announces new C-suite hires
Bridgit, a Toronto-based SaaS startup, has raised $24 million CAD in its Series B financing round co-led by Camber Creek and…
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BC’s tech investment boom continued in Q3
With over $900 million raised by British Columbia’s tech startups, venture investment in the province stayed strong in the…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A Facebook by any other name
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Magnet Forensics files for $950 million CAD offering for “financing flexibility”
The digital investigation software startup Magnet Forensics has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus and is…
Q4 Inc. makes TSX debut, joining growing wave of Canadian tech IPOs
Investor relations software firm Q4 Inc. has begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Q4 is listed on the TSX under…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/24/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple expands crypto portfolio
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Q4 Inc. reduces TSX IPO target following weaker than expected investor demand
Investor relations software provider Q4 Inc. has cut the size and pricing of its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the…
7shifts moves HQ to Nutrien Tower for its post-COVID workforce
Saskatoon-based retail software startup 7shifts has entered into an agreement to lease a 22,500 square foot space in the Nutrien…
With Bermuda incubator launch, DMZ aims to gain foothold in blockchain
DMZ’s newest location features plenty of sun, sand, and surf – and hopefully startups. The DMZ at Ryerson University…
Rumor Avenue acquires FLIK as company aims to empower women founders
Less than two years after launching its platform, FLIK has been acquired by fellow Vancouver-based firm Rumor Avenue in a deal…
Sharethrough prices TSX IPO, aims to secure $75 million
Montréal-headquartered Sharethrough announced October 21 the pricing of its initial public offering as it looks to list on…
Despite COVID-19, Ontario AI ecosystem continues growth trajectory, report finds
The Vector Institute’s second annual snapshot of Ontario’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector has found that despite the…
Yoshua Bengio part of investors betting on Armilla AI to root out biases in machine learning
Armilla AI has launched with $1.5 million in pre-seed funding and the aim to ferret out and correct biased AI. Investors in…
Affinio to be acquired by NowVertical Group for $9 million CAD
NowVertical Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares in Halifax-based marketing…