Founders of Propel Holdings, Plusgrade, and Redbrick among 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional winners
Regional winners will compete for national title to represent Canada globally in Monaco.
FinTech
While US moves forward on open banking, Canadian FinTechs met with more “zombie” discourse
Float CEO argues Canada’s reluctance to implement open banking is hurting SMBs.
Shopify combines its financial solutions into one dashboard
Canadian merchants can currently use two of Shopify’s five Finance offerings.
Parachute closes $1.5 million to help struggling Canadians improve their financial health
Decades after filing for bankruptcy, Bruce Hodges aims to give Canadians another option.
Plooto appoints John McLane as new CEO
Toronto FinTech scaleup has reshaped its team with recent hires and restructured workforce.
Thomson Reuters acquires American portfolio company Materia AI
Materia emerged from stealth earlier this year with Thomson Reuters’ backing.
Family office software MyFO secures $3.5 million USD seed round led by Rhino Ventures
Capital will be used to scale operations, improve product offerings, and expand its team.
Inside FreshBooks’ struggle to reach profitability
FreshBooks is on a multi-year rollercoaster ride of executive turnover, staff reductions, and office shutdowns.
Bitcoin infrastructure unicorn Blockstream raises $289 million CAD to boost mining operations
Repeat investor Fulgur Ventures led the financing round, bringing the Bitcoin giant’s total funding to over $822 million…
Information VP forgoes fourth fund in favour of SPV-style investing
GPs attribute change to VC market conditions and personal factors.
Feds announce $4 million for Atlantic Canada tech startups through ACOA
Eight of the 10 startups are Nova Scotia-based, including Milk Moovement and UpBeing.
atVenu secures $130 million USD to fuel expansion into new live events markets
Sole investor Sixth Street Growth also participated in Clio’s $1.24-billion CAD Series F round earlier this year.
Flora Fertility closes $1.5 million CAD to bring individual fertility insurance across North America
Insurtech startup led by repeat founders plans to launch in the US next year, with Canada to follow.
Elevate FinTech speakers tout need for customer-centric innovations
Deputy Minister of Finance says “we need to recalibrate our levers” regarding banking innovation.
Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?