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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.

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FinTech

Mogo planting trees to offset carbon emissions from Bitcoin mining

Oct 29, 2021

In the midst of the controversy over the climate change impact Bitcoin mining causes, the FinTech startup Mogo Inc. has launched…

Markets

Sonder lowers valuation expectations for SPAC deal amid market conditions

Oct 29, 2021

As part of its reverse takeover deal, travel tech company Sonder has changed its valuation from its original estimate of $2.2…

Markets

Lumira Ventures latest Canadian VC to jump on SPAC trend in pursuit of US medtech firms

Oct 28, 2021

A newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with executives from and backed by Canada’s Lumira Ventures set…

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Markets

Shopify increases revenues and gross profits, posts operating loss in Q3 2021

Oct 28, 2021

Shopify posted total revenue of $1.12 billion, up 46 percent year-over-year as it announced its third-quarter results for 2021.…

Acquisitions

CalendarHero parlays successful pivot into potent acquisition by Vendasta

Oct 26, 2021

Every startup is a complicated journey, and CalendarHero’s was seven years, including a name change and a pivot, but it’s…

SaaS

Felicia Bochicchio named CEO of Unbounce; Rick Perreault becomes board chair

Oct 26, 2021

Unbounce, the conversion intelligence startup, is undergoing a big change at the executive level as Felicia Bochicchio becomes…

Funding

Link Investment Management revs up to take on insurance, banking incumbents with $2.5 million

Oct 26, 2021

FinTech startup Link Investment Management has received a $2.5 million CAD Series A strategic investment from the Canaccord…

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Markets

Magnet Forensics files for $950 million CAD offering for “financing flexibility”

Oct 25, 2021

The digital investigation software startup Magnet Forensics has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus and is…

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Funding

White Star Capital closes $446 million CAD for new fund

Oct 25, 2021

White Star Capital, a global venture firm with Canadian operations, announced that it has secured $446 million CAD ($360 million…

Funding

BC entrepreneur wins $1.6 million prize from Prince William-founded competition

Oct 22, 2021

A cleantech entrepreneur from Vancouver is one of the five winners of a competition founded by Prince William. Vancouver’s…

With Bermuda incubator launch, DMZ aims to gain foothold in blockchain

Oct 22, 2021

DMZ’s newest location features plenty of sun, sand, and surf – and hopefully startups. The DMZ at Ryerson University…

Tech workers
Funding

SkyHive secures $49.3 million CAD Series B raise for automated job skills tech

Oct 21, 2021

SaaS startup SkyHive has raised $49.3 million CAD ($40 million USD) in a Series B round. Eldrige led the round with participation…

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Funding

Yoshua Bengio part of investors betting on Armilla AI to root out biases in machine learning

Oct 21, 2021

Armilla AI has launched with $1.5 million in pre-seed funding and the aim to ferret out and correct biased AI. Investors in…

PM Justin Trudeau

Technation urges federal leaders to take action, ensure Canada wins war for tech talent

Oct 21, 2021

Technation says Canada is losing the global war for technology talent, and in a new road map sent to the leaders of the major…

Funding

Following $61 million TSX IPO, Propel Holdings eyes US expansion

Oct 20, 2021

Toronto-based FinTech startup Propel Holdings closed its IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, raising $61 million. The shares…

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