Google’s Steven Woods joins Inovia as partner and CTO
Long-time Google Canada engineering lead Steven Woods is jumping to Inovia to join the investment firm as a partner and chief…
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Float secures $5 million seed round to make corporate credit cards less of a headache
Toronto FinTech startup Float has secured $5 million to bring a Brex-like offering to the Canadian market. Formerly named Journal,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – From bootstrapped to big time
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Today in acquisitions: VitalHub, Shift CRM
Two Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including VitalHub and Shift CRM. Here’s…
Computer vision startup Algolux secures $23 million CAD Series B round
Montréal-based computer vision startup Algolux has raised $23 million CAD ($18.4 million USD) in a Series B funding round…
Today in funding: Enedym, Side Door, Empower, FREDsense, Konfidis, 3D Planeta
Six Canadian tech startups have recently secured funding. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and…
How Loopio went from bootstrapped startup to RFP leader
In April, Toronto-based B2B software startup Loopio closed a $252 million CAD strategic investment, its second external fundraise…
Swarmio aiming to go public on Canadian Securities Exchange
Halifax-based video game tech startup Swarmio Media revealed it intends to go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE),…
Relay Ventures bolsters investment team, while Antler expands to Canada
Two venture capital (VC) firms, Relay Ventures and Singapore-based Antler, have made recent moves in Canada to support the…
Active Impact Investments closes second fund, securing $54 million
Vancouver’s Active Impact Investments has closed its second fund, securing an additional $13 million CAD to support early-stage…
A|I: The AI Times – Ghost’s paradigm shift
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
VerticalScope increases IPO to nearly $144 million following exercise of over-allotment
VerticalScope, which went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) a few weeks ago, has boosted the total size of its initial…
Ritual acquires contact tracing platform AllChecked.in
Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual has acquired QR contact tracing company AllChecked.in. Ritual…
LifeSpeak goes public on TSX, closes $125 million public offering
Toronto-based employee wellness software company LifeSpeak began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday, after closing…
Non-committal on a banking license, Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen says company’s ambitions extend “beyond Canada”
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Wealthsimple CEO and co-founder Michael Katchen revealed that despite recently…