CVCA spotlights women leaders across Canadian venture capital, private equity
Investors from Brightspark and Yaletown lauded for excellence in Canadian VC.
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General Atlantic becomes major investor in travel perks platform Plusgrade
The deal values Plusgrade at over $2 billion, according to The Globe and Mail.
Middleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs king
Montréal FinTech hopes to cement “special position” in North America’s financial ecosystem.
Jacob Homiller replaces co-founder Chris Stern as CarbiCrete CEO
Stern says he will remain with the company as a strategic advisor.
EdTech startup Tokidos secures $1.35 million CAD for screenless gaming console
Tokidos says it has more than $115,000 in pre-orders for its September launch.
QueerTech acquires accelerator Gradient Spaces to support more 2SLGBTQ+ tech workers
According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.
Profitable payments startup Zūm Rails closes $10.5-million Series A
Founded by Flinks, Versapay alums, Züm is looking to ramp its US expansion.
Lightspeed founder Dax Dasilva returns as interim CEO, replacing JP Chauvet
Despite recently beating its fiscal Q3 targets, Lightspeed’s shares have still fallen.
Unbounce among the latest #CDNtech companies making changes at the top
WeCook, Aifred Health, and Stream Systems have also made leadership changes this month.
Staircase Ventures bets on Sibli as VC firm reveals first four investments
Sibli uses AI to give asset managers “information advantage” when researching opportunities.
NGen investing $32.3 million into 15 advanced manufacturing projects
Tech startups CarbiCrete, 3D BioFibR, Falkbuilt among recipients.
Lightspeed exceeds fiscal Q3 revenue, profitability targets but company’s shares still slide
Growth will be Lightspeed’s “top priority” in the coming year, says CEO.
With doubling revenue and Scotiabank partnership, Solfium is bringing solar power to Latin America
Startup wants to decarbonize supply chains with the power of the sun.
Palisade closes $1.5 million CAD, launches email deliverability score tool
Startup aims to get emails to more inboxes, fewer spam folders.
Nesto enters brokers channel through partnership with M3 Mortgage Group
The digital mortgage lender will become available to over 8,500 brokers.