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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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Acquisitions

Wisely acquires Hopeful to create AI-powered fundraising powerhouse

Oct 20, 2021

Two Canadian startups specializing in AI-based fundraising for nonprofits have joined forces: Wisely has acquired Hopeful Inc.…

Markets

Online vehicle auction marketplace E Automotive revs up IPO plans

Oct 19, 2021

E Automotive, an online vehicle auction marketplace, is planning to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company has…

CoLab
Funding

With $21 million CoLab aims to double size, enable manufacturing collaboration and communications

Oct 19, 2021

With its new $21 million CAD ($17 million USD) Series A funding, Newfoundland’s CoLab Software is set to double its 54 person…

Funding

Bedrock AI receives $1 million to extract hidden information from financial documents

Oct 19, 2021

Bedrock AI is on solid footing after obtaining a $1 million seed round that closed in mid-September. Investors in the AI company…

Markets

FinTech startup Propel Holdings aims to raise $60 million in TSX IPO

Oct 15, 2021

Toronto-based FinTech startup Propel Holdings is launching an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange,…

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Acquisitions

Coveo acquires England’s Qubit to extend European e-commerce reach

Oct 15, 2021

The artificial intelligence (AI) powered personalization e-commerce company, Coveo, has acquired London, U.K.-based Qubit for…

Markets

EdTech startup Thinkific files offering with potential to raise $300 million

Oct 14, 2021

The EdTech startup Thinkific Labs Inc. has filed a preliminary and final short form base shelf prospectus that would offer…

Funding

Offering a nanotech drywall alternative, Trusscore lands $26 million in Series A funding

Oct 14, 2021

Trusscore, a material science startup that makes sustainable alternatives for traditional building products, announced a $26…

Inovia Capital
Funding

Inovia Capital launches $416 million CAD continuation fund to stick with its winners until IPO

Oct 14, 2021

Inovia Capital has launched a new fund, dubbed the Inovia Continuity Fund I, L.P, to extend support to several high-profile…

Funding

Alida obtains $20 million Series D funding to fuel expansion

Oct 13, 2021

Customer experience management company Alida closed a $20 million Series D funding round led by Round13 Growth Fund. The Round13…

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Acquisitions

LifeSpeak acquires online wellness company Lift for approximately $15 million

Oct 12, 2021

LifeSpeak just got a Lift. The mental health and total well-being startup has acquired Lift Digital Inc. Lift is an online…

Funding

Relocalize closes $1.4 million to deploy thousands of micro-factories in containers

Oct 12, 2021

Relocalize believes shrinking factories down to the size of shipping containers could produce some big results. The company…

Cleantech

SWTCH pilots blockchain-enabled, electric vehicle charging station

Oct 8, 2021

With gas prices steadily rising at the pumps, IBI Group, SWTCH Energy, and Slate Asset Management have launched a three-year…

VC

VC firm Antler ramps up, adds Bernie Li as Canadian partner

Oct 8, 2021

Antler, the Singapore-based venture firm that expanded to Canada in July, has named Bernie Li as a partner in its Toronto office.…

VC

Bay Mills Investment Group “on pause” following departures and alleged health issues with executive team

Oct 7, 2021

Eight months after its launch, Bay Mills Investment Group is facing a “restructuring in management” due to alleged health…

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