F|T: The FinTech Times – Andreessen Horowitz wants *how much* to invest in crypto?
Plus: Shakepay shakes its way to a $44 million Series A.
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Canadian crypto bros can get NFT profile pics from new Twitter Blue feature
Canada is currently one of only four countries with access to Twitter Blue.
Shakepay secures $44 million Series A led by QED Investors to roll out more Bitcoin products
The round gives the Montréal crypto startup a $313 million valuation.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
The Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
F|T: The FinTech Times – The Quadriga quandary
Plus: Canadian crypto exchanges take issue with Crypto.com’s domestic advertising blitz.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Startups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.
PayFacto acquires iShopFood Inc. to offer all-in-one restaurant solutions
The acquisition follows a recent equity investment of up to $150 million.
Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers
Boosted.ai claims $57.4 million CAD in total funding to date.
Conduit’s ‘Stripe for DeFi’ approach bags startup $21.2 million CAD round led by Portage
Conduit wants to make DeFi “invisible” via its APIs.
FundThrough acquires invoice financing business from Silicon Valley’s BlueVine
The purchase doubles FundThrough’s US customer base.
Neo Financial to bolster presence in Calgary with 113,000 square feet of new office space
Its expansion within Calgary comes from the rapid growth of its team, doubling its workforce to over 400 employees in the past…
Wagepoint makes first acquisition, purchasing Timesheet Mobile
Wagepoint to launch “Wagepoint 2.0” by 2022 with enhanced features.
F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi makes a huge (Bit)buy
Plus: Mogo filing says relationship with Coinsquare is delaying CSA exemption.
Mogo filing says relationship with Coinsquare is delaying CSA exemption
Exemptive relief and registration a no-go for Mogo (for now).