D2L and MDF Commerce expand software portfolios with latest acquisitions
Recently privatized MDF Commerce acquires EcoInteractive as D2L purchases H5P Group.
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Ex-RBC, Fairstone Bank, Credit Karma execs launch direct-to-consumer personal loans platform
Fig, a subsidiary of Fairstone Bank, initially launched through partnerships with companies like Borrowell.
Here’s where you can find all the Startupfest 2024 after-parties
Canadian tech has its choice of parties, mixers, and workshops to attend in Montréal this year.
Montréal selected to host 2024 Kauffman Fellows Summit with top Canadian tech leaders
The globetrotting summit says it attracts hundreds of VCs interested in investment and partnership opportunities.
Trader Corporation and Freelance.ca strengthen their online marketplaces through new acquisitions
Freelance.ca scoops up Workhoppers, while Trader purchases Collateral Management Solutions.
This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data
Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.
Gaiia closes $18-million CAD Series A as it looks to build the Shopify for ISPs
Startup targets challenger internet providers with all-in-one operating software.
Nesto acquires mortgage-lending giant CMLS Group
Nesto says the combined entity will have more than $60 billion in mortgages under administration.
As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
Triptyq Capital’s Bertrand Nepveu talks Apple Vision Pro, Vrvana, and XR
Four months after Apple released its long-awaited extended-reality (XR) headset, the Vision Pro is hitting stores in Canada.…
Tax credit, grant financier Finalta Capital secures $31 million in funding
Lender aims to provide additional $100 million in tax credit and grant financing over the next two years.
Sharethrough to merge with French adtech firm Equativ
Deal comes two-and-a-half years after Sharethrough scrapped TSX IPO plans.
Toronto, Vancouver slip in Startup Genome’s 2024 rankings as Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa rise
Smaller Canadian cities make strides in 2024 as larger ecosystems lose some of their lustre.
French private equity firm Jolt Capital to open North American headquarters in Montréal
Former Scale AI COO Clement Bourgogne will head the deeptech investor’s Canadian operations.
Inovia raises initial $300 million USD for CDPQ-led third growth equity fund
First close brings Inovia two-thirds of the way to its $450-million target.