Gig economy FinTech startup Payfare closes public offering at $65 million
Toronto-based startup Payfare closed its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Friday, pulling in $65.4…
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Canadian startup news of the week (3/21/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – A Shopify for pharma
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Secondary deal will see Nuvei stakeholders sell $494 million USD in company shares
Nuvei has announced its CEO, chief financial officer, as well as two of its investors, will sell $494 million USD worth of…
Tech4SickKids names new co-chairs as campaign reaches $5 million fundraising milestone
Tech4SickKids, a Canadian campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has announced…
Tata Consultancy Services to expand Montréal presence with new hub, 500 hires
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced plans to open a new 9,500 square foot information technology (IT) delivery centre…
After bootstrapping its way to profitability, Maropost acquires Neto for $58 million CAD
Toronto-based Maropost, which offers a customer engagement platform that aims to help companies with commerce, marketing, clienteling,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Small businesses strike back
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
NuPort Robotics receives $1 million from Ontario for autonomous trucking project with Canadian Tire
Toronto-based autotech startup NuPort Robotics has received $1 million in funding from the Ontario government for a new automated…
Bright + Early launches charitable fund to support diverse, inclusive workplaces
Bright + Early has launched a new fund that will contribute to charities supporting underrepresented individuals in the Canadian…
Brim Financial raises $25 million to grow FinTech platform
Toronto’s Brim Financial has closed a $25 million CAD Series B as it looks to expand its FinTech “platform-as-a-service”…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Privacy on the Line
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Inovia Capital raises $450 million Growth Fund II to find another Lightspeed
Inovia Capital has raised $450 million USD for its second growth stage fund as the Montréal-based venture firm aims to build…
Revolut leaving Canadian market
United Kingdom-based FinTech startup Revolut is pulling out of Canada, BetaKit has learned, more than a year and a half after…
Following significant growth, Polar spins out ad product into standalone business
Toronto-based advertising tech company Polar has spun out its programmatic ad product for brands and agencies into a new business,…