fintech

Float raises $70-million Series B CAD led by Goldman Sachs

Funding will be used to broaden product suite and attract talent.

Plus: Big acquisition week for 1Password, Humi, and Carbon6.

A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let’s dig in.

First Québec-based crypto exchange to earn investment dealer status.

Plus: Bench had a crazier holiday break than your startup.

Bench acquired by Employer.com three days after abrupt Dec. 27 closure.

Pending transaction follows Payfare’s share price plummet and strategic review in September.

Canadian founders on their habits, bets, and banned buzzwords for 2025.

Canadian VCs on their habits, bets, and banned buzzwords for 2025.

Plus: Check your SR&ED history for a potential post-holiday windfall.

Following unsuccessful bid for SVB Canada’s assets, Round13 wants to target underfunded startups with TIMIA.

FinTech startup not yet confident about generative AI in customer-facing products.

Feds up FCAC commitment but push open banking rollout to 2026, with several legislative hurdles to overcome.

Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill.

Plus: Geoffrey Hinton receives his Nobel Prize, delivers a warning.