Pinterest appoints Kristie Painting as Canada country manager
Painting joins after Pinterest expanded its Toronto office by 50 people last year.
Toronto
Properly begins Canadian expansion with move into Vancouver, Fraser Valley
CEO says Vancouver is a “great hub” to begin serving Western Canada.
Cohere closes $125 million USD Series B round led by Tiger Global
Cohere plans to open new Palo Alto office led by Apple alum.
LifeSpeak to acquire digital fitness platform Wellbeats for up to $117.9 million CAD
Wellbeats would mark LifeSpeak’s largest acquisition to date.
Former Wattpad employees close $300,000 to build relationship improvement app Couply
Couply’s investors include Wattpad co-founder Ivan Yuen, Shopify employees.
Cyclica spins out startup, Perturba Therapeutics, from University of Toronto
Perturba fuses AI-drug design and biological science.
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2022
ControlHQ’s co-founder is back with his #CDNtech crystal ball.
Wafra Capital Partners acquires Toronto FinTech startup Financeit from Goldman Sachs
The sale comes five years after Goldman Sachs acquired Financeit.
Dream Legacy Foundation, DMZ launch coaching program for Black founders
Program designed to help founders overcome barriers to business.
Odaia secures $17.5 million CAD to help pharma firms focus their sales and marketing with AI
Odaia aims to be a “one-stop shop” for pharma data analysis.
Micruity aims to “pensionize” 401(k) plans as it lands $6.5 million CAD seed round
Franklin Templeton and Allianz Life both made strategic investments in Micruity.
Newton Crypto now valued at $253 million following $25 million CAD Series B round
Tiny Capital, Shopify co-founder Tobias Lütke’s Snowdevil Capital helped fuel the financing.
Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi unveils “revolutionary” autonomous vehicle testing simulator
Waabi claims it’s the “ultimate school for self-driving vehicles.”
With Portage backing, New York-based LoanStreet eyes Canadian market
Portage Ventures’ Adam Felesky believes “Canada could be an interesting market for LoanStreet.”
iGan Partners, Faisal Belhoul launch Arabia medtech fund with $250 million USD target
The fund has invested in Okadoc, Exact Imaging, eSight, and MolecuLight.