Dapper Labs reaches tentative settlement in NBA Top Shot class-action suit
The settlement, if approved, would require Dapper Labs to make a $4-million payment.
British Columbia
Tiny appoints WeCommerce head Jordan Taub as its new CEO
Tiny co-founders Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling will “remain actively involved” as company chairs.
Federal, BC privacy watchdogs investigating Certn over its use of personal data
Investigation will examine Certn’s tenant-screening services and its compliance with privacy laws.
BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy opens $3-million call for wildfire management tech solutions
The non-dilutive funding will support technology aimed at helping communities adapt to, prevent, and mitigate the impact of…
Apollo Insurance closes $18.5 million CAD for new buy now, pay later subsidiary
FinShore allows Apollo’s customers to defer payments on their insurance premiums.
Ginger Desk secures $1.5 million to power health and wellness front desks across North America with virtual assistants
After finding product-market fit, Ginger Desk aims to build the platform it needs to scale.
Toronto’s lead over other Canadian cities continues to widen in new startup ecosystem rankings
Canada retains fourth place in global rankings, but slips further from the three leading nations.
Clarius Mobile Health partners with Novartis to deploy ultrasound scanners to Canadian rheumatologists
Clarius’ handheld device will be used to support the early detection of psoriatic arthritis.
Artemis closes $2 million CAD to improve data quality for analytics and AI
Indigenous-led Vancouver startup aims to automate data cleanup with AI agents.
DIGITAL invests $10.5 million across four AI projects from healthtech startups
Projects from Swift Medical, RxPx, Gotcare, and AlayaCare carry a collective $26-million value.
Blossom closes $2.1 million to grow its investing social network in the US
After abandoning its brokerage vision, Blossom plans to remain a social platform.
Bench and Shopify alumni announce $11 million CAD to build “the Stripe for accounting” with Teal
Vancouver-based Teal provides bookkeeping infrastructure to vertical SaaS companies.
CloudMD to be taken private by CPS Capital
CloudMD had been reviewing options to solve its liquidity issues as a result of its numerous acquisitions.
Three Canadian companies among finalists of Musk-funded XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition
Skyrenu, Arca, and Planetary are entering the last stage of the $100-million, four-year-long competition.
#CDNtech companies Nuvei, WonderFi, Thinkific saw revenue growth in Q1 2024
NowVertical’s revenue for 2023 also increased by 91 percent year-over-year to $51.7 million.