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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/09/2021 11:13 EDT

How Loopio went from bootstrapped startup to RFP leader

In April, Toronto-based B2B software startup Loopio closed a $252 million CAD strategic investment, its second external fundraise since being founded seven years ago.... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/09/2021 06:01 EDT

Swarmio aiming to go public on Canadian Securities Exchange

Halifax-based video game tech startup Swarmio Media revealed it intends to go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), in a June 25 filing.... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/09/2021 05:30 EDT

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Coming back stronger

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/08/2021 16:41 EDT

WeCommerce closes $33.7 million bought deal financing to acquire more Shopify ecosystem companies

Victoria-based holding company WeCommerce has secured about $33.7 million in funding following the close of a previously announced bought deal financing. WeCommerce issued 2.81... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/08/2021 13:51 EDT

Relay Ventures bolsters investment team, while Antler expands to Canada

Two venture capital (VC) firms, Relay Ventures and Singapore-based Antler, have made recent moves in Canada to support the growth of their investment teams.... Read more ›

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 07/08/2021 12:59 EDT

BBTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati on why ethical business decisions are good business decisions

Startup leaders are increasingly attuned to the impact their business has on the world. It’s no longer enough for many founders to just build... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 07/08/2021 06:01 EDT

Clearco secures $268 million CAD in round led by SoftBank

Clearco has secured $268 million CAD ($215 million USD) in a new round of equity capital led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The round,... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/08/2021 05:30 EDT

R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed looks forward

The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using the form at... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/07/2021 18:52 EDT

Active Impact Investments closes second fund, securing $54 million

Vancouver’s Active Impact Investments has closed its second fund, securing an additional $13 million CAD to support early-stage climate tech startups across North America.... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/07/2021 13:42 EDT

Toronto venture funding in Q1 2021 nearly matched all dollars raised across 2020

Tech startups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) raised more than $1 billion in venture funding over the first quarter of this year, nearly... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/07/2021 12:27 EDT

Esplanade HealthTech Ventures highlights Fund I portfolio growth as firm prepares to raise Fund II

Led by the founder of Medisys Health Group and co-founder of Persistence Capital Partners, Montréal-based Esplanade HealthTech Ventures has invested in 13 companies to... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 07/07/2021 08:29 EDT

Call centre software provider ReadyMode secures $4 million in venture debt

ReadyMode, which provides call centre software, has secured $4 million CAD in venture debt to scale its cloud-based platform and keep up with the... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/07/2021 05:30 EDT

A|I: The AI Times – Ghost’s paradigm shift

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 18:08 EDT

VerticalScope increases IPO to nearly $144 million following exercise of over-allotment

VerticalScope, which went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) a few weeks ago, has boosted the total size of its initial public offering... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 15:23 EDT

Waterloo Region sees worst quarter for VC investment in two years due to lack of late-stage deals

A lack of late-stage megadeals in the first quarter of 2021 caused venture funding of tech companies in the Waterloo Region to plummet to... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 14:21 EDT

EDC commits $200 million to new Inclusive Trade Investments Program

Export Development Canada (EDC) has committed $100 million CAD in fresh funding towards equity support for underrepresented Canadian entrepreneurs, through its newly launched Inclusive... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/06/2021 12:02 EDT

Ritual acquires contract tracing platform AllChecked.in

Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual has acquired QR contact tracing company AllChecked.in. Ritual acquired the fellow Toronto-based startup to add contact... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 11:35 EDT

LifeSpeak goes public on TSX, closes $125 million public offering

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... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 07:01 EDT

Non-committal on a banking license, Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen says company’s ambitions extend “beyond Canada”

At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Wealthsimple CEO and co-founder Michael Katchen revealed that despite recently selling its United States (US) book... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/06/2021 05:30 EDT

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Looks good on Paper

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at... Read more ›

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