Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.
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Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?
Propel Holdings to acquire UK-based QuidMarket for $95.9 million CAD
Company sees the UK as potential beachhead for expanding into the European market.
Canadian AppDirect co-founder launches Landbase with Inovia, Desmarais family backing
Landbase has closed $12.5-million USD in seed funding for its AI-powered go-to-market solution.
Six Canadian universities among PitchBook’s 2024 top 100 schools for founders
University of Waterloo tops list of Canadian post-secondary institutions that produce future founders.
Can Canadian FinTech woo the customers that banks have left behind?
Plus: Shopify has a new CTO, Benevity has a new CEO, and Sagard poached from Georgian.
AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)
The BetaKit Podcast offers vantage points on AI from North American tech leaders.
Tech layoffs drag down the dog days of summer
Plus: John Ruffolo on where the silver linings are.
Is Canadian FinTech making a comeback?
Plus: Vancouver says goodbye to INNOVATEwest after welcoming Web Summit.
What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut
Saud Aziz explains what it takes to build a locally-grown business banking platform in Canada.
Power marks up value of stake in Wealthsimple for third consecutive quarter
Hike to $1.5 billion CAD reflects rise in public markets and Wealthsimple’s performance.
Ex-RBC, Fairstone Bank, Credit Karma execs launch direct-to-consumer personal loans platform
Fig, a subsidiary of Fairstone Bank, initially launched through partnerships with companies like Borrowell.
Wealthsimple enters mortgage space through Pine partnership
Wealthsimple partners with the “Wealthsimple for home buying” to help customers avoid a “sucker rate.”
Earth Day has us asking questions about cleantech tax credits
Plus: Canada risks falling behind in AI race.
How Canada’s capital gains tax changes might impact Canadian tech
BetaKit breaks down changes for tech founders, funders, workers, and firms.