Properly secures $36 million CAD, pulls back on geographic expansion plans as Canadian housing market cools
Provincial expansions across BC, Ontario, and Québec have been pinned in favour of focus on Toronto and Vancouver.
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D2C startups not immune to downturn as Article, Mejuri make staff cuts
Article and Mejuri have cut their workforces by 17 and 10 percent, respectively.
Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups
Sandpiper sees âhuge ⊠and untapped opportunityâ to back more women entrepreneurs amid market downturn.
Unbounce lays off 20 percent of staff as part of âlarger company restructuringâ
Unbounce CEO said cuts were necessary to support the company’s purpose and strategy.
Canalyst acquired by Chicago-based Tegus in massive BC tech exit
Sources say deal is north of $400 million CAD.
Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopifyâs second strategic investment in recent weeks
Recent SEC filing indicates Shopify may have invested $100 million USD in Klaviyo.
Spring Activator launches Women-led Impact Investor Challenge with Telus Pollinator Fund
The previous edition of the fund focused on healthcare, naming UVX Inc. as the winner.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Clearco, Coinsquare cut staff as Portage launches new late-stage fund
Plus: Caisse needs to explain its risky bet on crypto lender Celsius.
Frontier Collective to launch flagship summit for metaverse and Web3 leaders
Frontier wants to bring leaders from Adobe, LG, Microsoft to Vancouver.
From seed to fork: building better food systems through impact investing
Sustainable food is about access and environmental impact.
BC securities regulator alleges Blok Technologies, former execs misrepresented share sale in 2018
BCSC claims Blok violated the Securities Act.
Four Canadian companies selected for inaugural CB Insights Advanced Manufacturing 50 list
BenchSci, Vention among Canadian startups in the list.
Fable raises $8.4 million CAD Series A to fuel move beyond tableware
Fable wants to sell âall the little items ⊠that make a house a home.â
General Fusion picked for fusion power plant projects with US Department of Energy
General Fusion awarded funding from DoE to work with American national labs.
Montréal-founded QueerTech wants to expand its 2SLGBTQIA+ events across Canada
72 percent of QueerTech’s 7,600-plus members come from outside MontrĂ©al.