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Charles Mandel's reporting and writing on technology has appeared in Wired.com, Canadian Business, Report on Business Magazine, Canada's National Observer, The Globe and Mail, and the National Post, among many others. He lives off-grid in Nova Scotia.

Conduit Financial
Funding

Conduit’s ‘Stripe for DeFi’ approach bags startup $21.2 million CAD round led by Portage

Jan 13, 2022

Conduit wants to make DeFi “invisible” via its APIs.

AmpMe startup
SaaS

AmpMe accused of boosting app sales through fake reviews by noted App Store critic

Jan 12, 2022

App maker conceded “more oversight is needed.”

Funding

Ecopia lands $3.39 million federal government contract for broadband mapping

Jan 12, 2022

Ecopia will use AI to identify locations for broadband internet in rural Canada.

Calgary

Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer

Jan 11, 2022

Platform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022.

Minister Mary Ng
Funding

Federal government calls for new proposals under the Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund

Jan 11, 2022

Government making $25 million available to aid underserved women entrepreneurs.

Product traction
VC

Thin Air Labs taking startup support services to Toronto

Jan 10, 2022

Thin Air lands in Toronto ahead of imminent $30 million Fund I close.

Layoffs

Proposify lays off 25 employees as it fails to hit growth targets

Jan 6, 2022

CEO insists Proposify is still a thriving startup.

Funding

Assent Compliance Canada’s newest unicorn after $446.5 million CAD raise

Jan 6, 2022

Funds will go toward European expansion, more staff.

Funding

TrojAI secures $3 million in seed funding to protect AI solutions against security threats

Jan 5, 2022

TrojAI maintains cyber attacks on self-automated cars could pose a public danger.

bitcoin
Acquisitions

WonderFi acquiring Bitbuy, Canada’s first regulated crypto marketplace

Jan 4, 2022

WonderFi is backed by Kevin O’Leary.

MogoTrade
Markets

Following Moka acquisition, Mogo launches stock trading app

Dec 23, 2021

Mogo is ready to go-go head-to-head with Wealthsimple.

FinTech

Trulioo sees crypto firms lean toward compliance verification as regulatory environment changes

Dec 20, 2021

Identity verification startup Trulioo’s largest customer segment is crypto firms.

Funding

WealthTech startup PureFacts raises $37 million to pursue acquisitions

Dec 17, 2021

The Canadian Business Growth Fund led the round.

Funding

Nicoya’s $20 million Series A extension enables continued development of digital proteomics solution

Dec 16, 2021

Nicoya’s solution helps scientists accelerate drug discovery.

Ledn team
Funding

Ledn raises $70 million in Series B funding, plans launch of Bitcoin-backed mortgages

Dec 15, 2021

Ledn claimed its Bitcoin-backed mortgage is the first of its kind to market.

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