Sophia Damianou to lead Northleaf growth in Europe, Middle East, Africa
Toronto investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has appointed Sophia Damianou as managing director of Business Development…
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Power Financial now claims 89 percent stake in Wealthsimple following $30 million investment
Power Financial, a notable investor in the FinTech space and a backer of companies like Borrowell, Clearbanc, Koho, and League,…
Ontario judge rules against Xtreme Labs co-founders, Chamath Palihapitiya in Tinder-focused lawsuit
Former Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) founding partners Sundeep Madra and Amar Varma, as well as Social Capital CEO Chamath…
Nest Wealth acquires Razor Logic Systems, offering investment and financial planning solutions
Toronto-based Nest Wealth, a digital wealth management platform, has acquired Razor Logic Systems, the creator of RazorPlan,…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elon Musk’s brain tech startup on the rise
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Koho raises $42 million Series B inside round led by Portag3 Ventures
Toronto-based FinTech startup Koho announced the close of a $42 million Series B round today, led by Portag3 Ventures, with…
WeWork to open two new co-working spaces in Montreal
US-based co-working space company WeWork has announced it will open two new locations in Montreal. These new spaces will mark…
Five Canadian cities with highest volume of investment dollars and deals in 2018
Canada’s tech ecosystem is consistently growing year-over-year. Startup Genome’s recent report revealed that not only is…
Slack to go public June 20 via direct listing, releases preliminary estimates for Q1
Slack has announced that it plans to go public on June 20, and has also disclosed its estimated preliminary financial results…
CIBC launches new banking platform for small and medium-sized business
CIBC has partnered with Intuit Canada, Ceridian and Xero to launch a new digital banking platform for small and medium-sized…
HelpWear taps Canada Research Chair Derek Exner as chief medical officer
HelpWear, a Toronto-based healthtech startup that has developed a non-invasive wearable heart monitor, has announced Dr. Derek…
F|T: The FinTech Times – A new FinTech task force
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Startup jobs of the week: Proximiteam, Urbanlinx Media Inc., CBC/Radio Canada
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A new era for enterprise IT
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
BrainBox AI launches software to enable self-sustaining commercial buildings
Montreal-based BrainBox AI has announced the launch of a new product that combines deep learning, cloud-based computing and…