Blossom Social secures $750,000 to build “Canada’s first social brokerage”
Amid market downturn, CEO says community is “more important than ever” for retail investors.
University of Toronto one of nine schools chosen for Eric Schmidt’s new $148 million AI research initiative
U of T only Canadian university to secure funding from former Google CEO to apply AI to STEM research.
RenoRun lays off 43 percent of staff to extend runway as inflation rises and consumer confidence falls
RenoRun founders: “The business climate we are operating in has fundamentally changed.”
Cinchy closes $19.7 million CAD Series B to make data integrations obsolete
Forgepoint-backed Cinchy sees room to grow as firms cut costs.
WonderFi swaps CEOs, plans hedge against crypto volatility with stock trading and sports betting
New CEO brings operational experience as WonderFi looks to diversify beyond crypto to find new revenue streams.
Manzil launches “the Halal version of Wealthsimple” for Muslim Canadians
Manzil aims to help Muslims balance financial needs and religious requirements.
Following pandemic hiatus in 2022, Vancouver Startup Week set to return next year
VSW held past two events virtually amid pandemic uncertainty.
Super Advisor secures $2 million to give financial advisors independence
Rhino Ventures-backed Super Advisor wants to help financial advisors strike out on their own.
VoxNeuro closes $4 million to help diagnose concussions and Alzheimer’s disease
Backed by decades of research, VoxNeuro aims to bring objectivity to brain health assessments.
SingleKey acquires competitor Naborly to take the risk out of renting
The deal stands to triple SingleKey’s user base.
ChainSafe closes $25.7 million CAD Series A to build blockchain-agnostic Web3 tools
COO: fundraising in current market “separates the true builders from the noise.”
Vendasta acquires “complementary” US sales enablement tech firm Yesware
Vendasta CEO says deal “pushes both companies’ product roadmap ahead significantly.”
Amid questions on progress, Canada’s open banking lead says implementation “absolutely” remains on track
Abraham Tachjian says 2021 open banking report is his “roadmap.”
26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
Communitech list points to Paper, Talent.com, Brim, Miovision, Neo, Dapper Labs.
CBC alumni secure $3 million to help musicians collaborate remotely with BeatConnect
BeatConnect plans to build a marketplace for creators to sell their sounds.