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Blossom Social secures $750,000 to build “Canada’s first social brokerage”
Amid market downturn, CEO says community is “more important than ever” for retail investors.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – How VoxNeuro takes the subjectivity out of brain health assessments
Plus: Montreal’s Inversago raises $95-million to revive failed class of weight-loss drugs.
Float quadruples revenue YoY despite increased competition, choppy economy
CEO: “In terms of new entrants, we’re clearly the fastest-growing and the largest.”
Wealthsimple becomes first regulated Canadian crypto platform to offer staking
“We continue to push the boundaries…and have lots more in store.”
Manzil launches “the Halal version of Wealthsimple” for Muslim Canadians
Manzil aims to help Muslims balance financial needs and religious requirements.
Graphite Ventures appoints Omi Velasco as principal to lead Western Canada deals
Graphite now has local investment team members in Calgary, Waterloo, Ottawa, and Toronto.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/23/22)
Plus: Meet Alberta’s new innovation minister.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Is Noom doomed?
Plus: 26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue.
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.
Boom to bust cycles & why there’s no Canadian techlash
The Canadian companies best adopting big-tech strategies aren’t “tech” companies.
Amid questions on progress, Canada’s open banking lead says implementation “absolutely” remains on track
Abraham Tachjian says 2021 open banking report is his “roadmap.”
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 “classic example of regulator overreach.”
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.