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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use

Plaid founders Zach Perret and William Hockey invested in Goldsky.

Plus: Panache closes $100 million for second fund to double down on seed-stage startups.

With Danielle Gifford at the helm, Movement51 plans for its next growth phase across Canada.

Early-stage firm says there’s a “good possibility” Fund II will grow.

Nanjee previously led the launch of Microsoft for Startups in Canada.

Working group participants call governance the latest open banking battlefront as clock to implement keeps ticking.

Plus: Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund.

Plus: The many hurdles life sciences startups must overcome to commercialize.

Presenters include executives from Shopify, Unbounce, Hootsuite, Wattpad.

The market exit comes less than a year after Clearco began expanding its international operations.

SureBright has integrated its insurance and warranty solution with Shopify vendors.

Plus: How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada’s accelerators.

Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale.

Plus: Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow says FinTechs “need to be ready”.

Plus: Framework Venture Partners secures $100 million USD first close for second fund.