Tokens.com purchases 50 percent of virtual real estate group Metaverse
Canadian cryptocurrency startup Tokens.com has closed its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Metaverse Group for $1.68 million…
FinTech
FinTech startup Propel Holdings aims to raise $60 million in TSX IPO
Toronto-based FinTech startup Propel Holdings is launching an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange,…
Thomson Reuters launches $100 million corporate venture capital fund
Thomson Reuters has unveiled a new, $100 million USD corporate venture capital fund, through which it intends to back innovative…
EnPowered launches new payments platform to boost cleantech adoption
Kitchener-Waterloo-based cleantech startup EnPowered has unveiled a new payments platform designed to make it easier for its…
Top Hat founder Mike Silagadze shifts from EdTech to crypto investing with new DeFi fund
Top Hat founder and former CEO Mike Silagadze is turning his attention from digital education to crypto investing with the…
Kevin Durant’s Boardroom enters multi-year brand deal with Dapper Labs
Boardroom, a media network company founded by two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant and entrepreneur Richard Kleiman, has entered…
Fobi to acquire PassWallet for $1.2 million CAD to enter FinTech space
Vancouver-based SaaS startup Fobi AI is set to acquire PassWallet for $1.2 million CAD (€888,000) to commence its strategy…
Big Whale Labs raises $655,000 to accelerate NFT product development
Big Whale Labs, a Vancouver-based web 3 social startup, raised $655,000 USD in September from a pre-seed funding round led…
FreshBooks acquires Germany’s FastBill as it pursues global expansion
FreshBooks continues to pursue its global ambitions, announcing the acquisition of Germany-based FastBill, described as one…
Experts explain why Canada’s ‘new’ government needs to prioritize competition, talent, and open banking
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, a group of innovation policy experts argued that Canada’s newly re-elected…
Moneris completes acquisition of UEAT to bolster commerce solutions for restaurants
Payments provider giant Moneris has acquired UEAT, a Québec-based SaaS startup for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2017,…
Flahmingo raises $1.88 million CAD, teases launch of new app in Q1 2022
Calgary-based FinTech startup Flahmingo raised $1.88 million CAD in its pre-seed funding round in the last week of September.…
Koho rolls out Instant Pay, overdraft protection
FinTech startup Koho has expanded its services, and is now offering Instant Pay, as well as overdraft protection. The company…
Company behind digital payout service Tipstoday adds $8.5 million via private placement
XTM, Inc., the company behind digital tip payout service Tipstoday, closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement…
Nuvei files for initial public offering on Nasdaq
Just over a year after going public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), Nuvei has filed for an initial public offering in…