Xanadu secures $120 million CAD led by Bessemer to build photonic quantum computer
Toronto quantum computing startup Xanadu has secured $120 million CAD ($100 million USD) in a Series B round led by Bessemer…
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Regulating crypto is “a mess”
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Q1 2021 highest on record for Canadian venture capital with $2.7 billion invested
The first quarter of 2021 was a history-making one for Canadian venture capital with the highest-ever recorded amount invested…
Canadian tech is having a moment. How best to seize it?
One cloudy Tuesday in April, a Canadian VC logged on to BetaKit and had his mind blown. The reason for the cranial contusion…
Today in funding: Kaloom, Bast Fibre Technologies, Arcturus, ChopValue, StoryTap, OpenUnit
Six Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding. Hereâs the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and…
Dialogue makes acquisition as fellow Québec startup Foko Retail bought by Michigan-based firm
Two QuĂ©bec-based startups, Dialogue Health Technologies and Foko Retail, announced acquisition deals this week, with Dialogue…
Creative Destruction Lab to open Seattle location this fall
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has partnered with the University of Washingtonâs (UW) Foster School of Business to launch…
After pivoting to podcasts, LumiQ raises $1.1 million
When Luminari launched its podcasting product in 2019, the startup considered it to be a valuable layer to its existing career…
Right-wing favoured video platform Rumble secures investment from JD Vance, Peter Thiel
Toronto-based video-sharing platform Rumble has raised new funding in a round led by JD Vanceâs Narya Capital and Peter Thiel,…
Vancouver-based Dooly raises $80 million USD Series B round
Vancouver-based software startup Dooly, which offers a connected workplace solution for sales professionals, has closed an…
Hardware startup Tenstorrent raises over $200 million in funding, claims $1 billion valuation
Tenstorrent, a Toronto-based startup that develops computing hardware for artificial intelligence applications, has raised…
General Assembly Pizza set to go public on TSXV June 3
Torontoâs General Assembly Pizza (GA Pizza) has filed its final non-offering prospectus and is set to begin listing on the…
White Star Capital closes $50 million USD fund focused on crypto and blockchain
In the last few weeks, crypto has seized the global tech sectorâs attention. From Tesla CEO Elon Musk going cold on bitcoin,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon’s expanded BC presence
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Mogo, Unbounce making acquisitions amid planned expansions
Two Canadian tech companies, Mogo and Unbounce, are acquiring other firms as they look to expand their offerings. Mogo, a Vancouver-based…