As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
Toronto
TD Bank launches Innovation Partners banking platform for tech companies
TD Innovation Partners’ leadership team is almost entirely ex-SVB and ex-RBCx leaders.
Chexy secures $4.1 million to improve its rent-to-rewards platform’s payments infrastructure
Chexy is looking to become a one-stop shop for tenants paying their monthly rent and expenses.
Waabi fuels up to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with $275-million CAD Series B
Uber and Khosla double down as Nvidia, Porsche, IKEA join Toronto AV startup’s cap table.
DMZ Ventures launches new fund for early-stage startups
The fund will make up to 10 investments per year, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 CAD.
Three companies looking for Canadian tech workers with cloud experience
Intelliware, Ripple, Accenture offering career opportunities to cloud experts.
Two Small Fish Ventures holds $41-million CAD final close for Fund III
Firm is tapping into its “superpowers” to spot early winners in frontier tech.
Borderless AI makes its Cohere-powered HR agent free to use
As part of the Cohere Startup Program, Borderless hopes to attract new customers by opening up its AI offering.
Northleaf and Kensington both close their VCCI-backed funds
VCCI-backed funds-of-funds feature respective $370 million and $290 million war chests.
Legaltech startup Alexi looks to ramp up hires with $15 million CAD in new funding
Startup hopes to almost triple team size by the end of this year.
Parity closes $26-million CAD Series B round as it eyes new verticals, markets for HVAC optimization software
Startup says it has delivered energy savings across over 65 million sq. ft. of real estate.
Float launches bill payments and personal expense reimbursement products
FinTech startup aims to help businesses pay bills and reimburse out-of-pocket expenses faster.
The BetaKit Guide: Collision Week 2024
BetaKit readers share tips, tricks, and must-attend events for a big week in Canadian tech, presented by Interac.
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.
Executive turnover continues in Canadian tech as Ratehub names new CEO
Healwell, TryCycle, Userful, and more also make changes to the top.