$86-million Series D extension has Koho targeting growth and profitability
Canadian challenger bank reaches one million users, $100-million run rate.
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EZee Assist reveals $1.85 million in funding to help franchises manage institutional memory
Toronto startup caters to clients like BeaverTails and Real Property Management.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s Black Friday-Cyber Monday breaks records
Plus: Shein officially files for US IPO.
FinChat secures $1.5 million USD from Social Leverage to expand AI-powered stock research platform
FinChat surpassed 100,000 users within a month of its launch.
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman is back, Microsoft grabs a board seat, OpenAI plans governance changes
Plus: PASQAL commits $90 million to quantum initiative to DistriQ in Sherbrooke.
Aiming for cash-flow positive in 2024, Virtuo targets North American expansion with 2023 funding
Calgary-based proptech startup raised $3.5 million in seed financing in March.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â OpenText sells off mainframe business for over $2 billion USD
Plus: MaRS IAF returns and is ready to invest.
Innovate BC, NRC IRAP invest $2 million into 13 BC cleantech companies
BC Fast Pilot program has invested $9.9 million into 75 projects to date.
MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups
Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future.
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
With new hires, managing director says IAF has achieved âcritical mass.â
H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCareâs Mike Wessinger on how Canadaâs tech sector stacks up globally
Plus: Semantic Health acquired by US-based AAPC.
Real estate investment startup Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker
Majority of Willowâs team âoffboardedâ prior to acquisition, CEO to join Guiker.
R|T: The Retail Times – How Hopperâs Fred Lalonde went from hacker to tech titanÂ
Plus: AI-powered marketing platform Birdseye closes $4.1 million CAD seed round.
Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups
New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on âhuman and planetary health.â
Shopify merchants set $9.3-billion sales record over Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Over 61 million consumers globally made purchases from Shopify sellers.