VCCI fund managers chosen for latest, $350 million injection of federal capital
Four funds are: HarbourVest Partners, Teralys Capital, Kensington Capital Partners, Northleaf Capital.
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Visier acquires assets of skills intelligence startup Boostrs
Visierâs foray into M&A comes one year after it raised $154 million from Goldman Sachs.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/23/22)
Plus: Meet Alberta’s new innovation minister.
Ten startups to be showcased at Edmonton Startup Week Launch Party
“Innovation is a team game and weâre pumped to rally the entire city.”
Super Advisor secures $2 million to give financial advisors independence
Rhino Ventures-backed Super Advisor wants to help financial advisors strike out on their own.
A|I: The AI Times – Ontario’s new IP czar, MontrĂ©al’s new AI hub
Plus: Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups say whatâs happening in Canada is “not normalâ
Plus: Abraham Tachjian says open banking work “absolutely” on track.
26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
Communitech list points to Paper, Talent.com, Brim, Miovision, Neo, Dapper Labs.
Alberta tech CEOs sign letter claiming restrictions over “software engineer” title hampering province’s talent gains
Open letter to premier addresses âclassic example of regulator overreach.â
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?
Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s value dips, Lightspeed taps Google alum
Plus: Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business.
Report: digital workers provide âimmenseâ economic value, but talent shortage remains
The report found 67 percent of Canadian businesses find it challenging to hire the digital workers they need.
Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards
A record-setting 48 finalists and 12 winners were announced at the TIAs.
Quandri raises $2 million CAD to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks for insurance industry
CEO says Quandri has seen âinsane growthâ since investing in sales and marketing.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthimple, Shakepay face class action allegations
Plus: Binance’s half a billion crypto hack.