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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 06/08/2021 10:10 EDT

Fashion tech company SSENSE secures minority investment from Sequoia Capital, claiming $5 billion valuation

Montréal-based global fashion tech startup SSENSE is set to announce it has reached a valuation of $5 billion CAD following a minority investment from... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/08/2021 09:01 EDT

Diagram doubles size of Opportunity Fund with final $60 million close

Montréal-based venture builder and investor Diagram Ventures has secured an additional $60 million CAD in the final close for its Opportunity Fund, as it... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/08/2021 09:00 EDT

MasterClass reveals first two Canadian hub hires, plans to add dozens more

San Francisco-based edtech startup MasterClass has announced the first two hires for its planned Kitchener-Waterloo hub, disclosing plans to hire “dozens” of engineers. MasterClass... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 06/08/2021 05:59 EDT

Raquel Urtasun launches new self-driving startup Waabi with $100 million CAD from top investors

Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) luminary Raquel Urtasun has moved on from Uber’s self-driving unit and launched her own company with the goal of disrupting... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/08/2021 05:45 EDT

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Going gangbusters

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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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/07/2021 11:09 EDT

Lightspeed to acquire two e-commerce companies for $925 million USD

Montréal retail tech company Lightspeed has signed definitive agreements to acquire two California-based e-commerce firms for a combined total of $925 million USD. Lightspeed... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/07/2021 06:40 EDT

Poka secures $30 million CAD to scale factory worker training solution

Quebec City-based software startup Poka, which offers an edtech platform for factory workers, has secured around $30 million CAD ($25 million USD) to fuel... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 06/07/2021 06:40 EDT

Trulioo hits $2 billion CAD valuation following $476 million Series D led by TCV

Global identity verification startup Trulioo has secured $476 million CAD ($394 million USD) in a TCV-led Series D funding round that makes the Vancouver-based... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/07/2021 06:00 EDT

F|T: The FinTech Times – Release the Kraken

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/07/2021 06:00 EDT

Canadian startup news of the week (6/06/21)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If... Read more ›

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/06/2021 12:06 EDT

How Neo Financial plans to take on the Big Five banks from Calgary

Recently, BetaKit dropped a deep dive into the slow and troubled rollout of Open Banking in Canada. It caused… quite the response, leading to... Read more ›

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Rebecca O'Keeffe @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/04/2021 17:26 EDT

5 FinTech roles open in Canada right now

Are you on the hunt for a new and exciting role in FinTech? As the world slowly returns to normal, we’ve noticed a huge... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/04/2021 13:51 EDT

AQC Capital secures $64 million for second tech startup investment fund

Montréal-based AQC Capital, formerly known as Anges Québec Capital, has created a new $64 million fund to fuel the growth of tech startups across... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/04/2021 06:01 EDT

INTELIGHT partners with Innisfil on $2.2 million project to develop smart city connectivity solution

INTELIGHT Innovations has received approximately $2.2 million CAD in public and private funding to support the development of its smart, lighting-based infrastructure platform. The... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/04/2021 06:00 EDT

H|T: The Healthtech Times – The rising demand for mental health support

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 · 06/03/2021 18:14 EDT

Mphasis to launch Canadian HQ in Calgary, create up to 1,000 tech jobs

India-based IT solutions provider Mphasis has announced plans to set up a new Canadian headquarters in Calgary, and hire for 500 to 1,000 new... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/03/2021 16:42 EDT

Eight Saskatchewan, Ontario tech companies receive collective $4.4 million in federal funding

Eight tech companies based in Ontario and Saskatchewan are receiving a collective $4.4 million in funding and loans from the federal government through its... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/03/2021 14:06 EDT

Playmaker Capital begins trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

Toronto-based Playmaker Capital has officially commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). Playmaker is trading under the ticker symbol PMKR. Playmaker went public... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2021 11:14 EDT

Bench secures $73 million CAD, unveils new banking products

Vancouver-based FinTech startup Bench has raised almost $73 million CAD ($60 million USD) in Series C financing and announced the launch of Bench Core... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/03/2021 08:59 EDT

AltaML makes new hires amid planned expansion in Ontario, eastern North America

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) company AltaML has appointed two new Ontario-based team members as the firm looks to expand its presence... Read more ›

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