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WEB4 days ago · BC’s cleantech, AgTech startups dominate 2024 New Ventures BC Competition. Timezyx, SkyAcres, and skiKrumb took a slice of the $250,000 up for grabs in this year’s competition. By Prashant Matta September 20, 2024.
Shopify's Tobi Lütke and wife Fiona McKean pivot charitable …
WEBApr 13, 2020 · Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and his wife Fiona McKean last year started a philanthropic organization and have now pivoted it to help in the fight against COVID-19.
Fintel Connect closes $4.8 million CAD to help financial ... - BetaKit
WEBDec 6, 2022 · After selling her previous performance marketing technology firm to payments giant Paysafe, Fintel Connect founder and CEO Nicky Senyard is ready to apply the same playbook to a different industry. Self-financed and founded by Senyard in 2002, Montréal-based Income Access helps online gambling companies with digital customer acquisition.
Private wireless network startup Expeto closes $12 million ... - BetaKit
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Vancouver-based Expeto has secured $12 million USD in Series B funding to make enterprise mobile networks “as easy to deploy and manage as enterprise Wi-Fi.”. The startup, which helps large enterprises extend private networks across virtually any type of cellular connectivity, plans to invest this capital in product development and expand its …
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2022 - BetaKit
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · Notable. Raised pre-seed financing in 2021. Launching in beta in early 2022. Barley offers smart compensation solutions to hire faster, retain talent, and monitor pay equity throughout an organization. Barley’s CEO Jafar comes from Loopio, which he helped create in 2014 and raised $252 million CAD last year.
Shopify swaps CFO, COO amid financial downturn - BetaKit
WEBSep 8, 2022 · E-commerce giant Shopify is shuffling its C-suite even as it continues to deal with the economic downturn and continued layoffs. Amy Shapero, the company’s CFO of five years, will step down following Shopify’s third quarter 2022 earnings announcement on October 27. Jeff Hoffmeister will take over as CFO. Hoffmeister will join Shopify from ...
LifeSpeak goes public on TSX, closes $125 million public offering
WEBJul 6, 2021 · Toronto-based employee wellness software company LifeSpeak began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday, after closing a previously announced $90 million initial public offering (IPO) and a $35 million secondary offering. LifeSpeak issued nine million common shares at a price of $10 per share, securing total gross proceeds of $90 …
BuyProperly raises $2 million to expand real estate ... - BetaKit
WEBMay 18, 2021 · Toronto-based FinTech startup BuyProperly has secured a $2 million CAD pre-seed round to fuel the growth of its online fractional real estate marketplace, which allows users to invest in portions of residential properties for as little as $2,500. The round was led by Nurture Ventures, and also saw continued participation from Fastbreak …
MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its
WEBMar 18, 2022 · Toronto-based MinuteBox has raised a $5 million CAD ($4 million USD) seed round led by Michael and Richard Hyatt to fuel its expansion plans.. Co-founded by a group of former lawyers, MinuteBox provides cloud-based legal entity management software. Like other legaltech startups, MinuteBox saw demand for its solution increase …
Spellbook secures $27-million CAD Series A to scale “AI copilot for ...
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Toronto-based legaltech startup Spellbook, which provides legal practitioners a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool for contract review and drafting, has secured $20-million USD ($27-million CAD) in Series A funding.. Spellbook said its customer base has grown 300 percent over the past seven months. The all-equity …