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Josh Scott is BetaKit’s lead reporter. He is based in Toronto but breaks news and tells in-depth stories from across Canada about all sorts of tech companies, the folks building and backing them, and the surrounding ecosystem. He has won SABEW Canada’s 2023 Jeff Sanford Best Young Journalist and 2024 General Excellence - Reporter at a Small Publication awards. Josh’s coverage is more complete than his moustache and he’s always open to pitches (josh.scott[@]betakit.com) and tips (@jossco.77 on Signal).

Funding

Tab Commerce closes $1 million USD to help restaurants manage expenses

Apr 17, 2023

After growing up in the industry, Tab Commerce’s CEO has returned to his roots.

Funding

AutoLeap gears up for growth with $40 million CAD Series B

Apr 11, 2023

As a recession looms, AutoLeap and the car repair shops it serves stand to benefit.

Funding

VCCI-backed Kensington Capital Partners secures $158 million first close for third venture fund

Apr 6, 2023

Kensington becomes first VCCI-supported fund of funds to announce it has closed financing.

Funding

Felix expands into more complex categories of care following $18 million Series B

Apr 5, 2023

Healthtech startup targets moves into Québec, weight loss, therapy.

Acquisitions

WonderFi, Coinsquare, CoinSmart to merge as Canada’s crypto industry consolidates

Apr 3, 2023

Canadian crypto love triangle ends in three-way merger.

Funding

RealSage secures $2.1 million CAD to help multi-family rental managers make better decisions with AI

Mar 31, 2023

Ex-real estate asset manager aims to help others parse data during “critical time.”

PM Trudeau and DPM Freeland speaks with media in West Block. July 16, 2020
Funding

Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation

Mar 28, 2023

Budget 2023 includes $500 million to SIF for cleantech projects, billions in clean energy tax credits.

Funding

Carbon Neutral Club secures $1.4 million to incentivize employees to help companies meet climate targets

Mar 28, 2023

Startup sees employee action as missing piece for orgs looking to reduce emissions.

Rewind CEO Mike Potter
Layoffs

Rewind cuts 27 percent of staff as its growth slows in parallel to Shopify

Mar 24, 2023

Amid downturn, e-commerce slowdown, Rewind targets breakeven.

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Acquisitions

Magnet shareholders approve $1.8 billion Thoma Bravo acquisition as campaign against deal proves unsuccessful

Mar 23, 2023

Despite vote, dissenting shareholder says “this is not the end of the road for us.”

Funding

Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million

Mar 22, 2023

Led by ex-OMERS veteran Lisa Melchior, Vertu is Canada’s first woman-founded PE firm.

Layoffs

Symend reduces team by 25 percent in restructuring, four months after $54 million round

Mar 22, 2023

Latest cuts come after Symend laid off 13 percent of staff late last year.

Layoffs

FreshBooks lays off 10 percent of staff as company targets profitability

Mar 21, 2023

FreshBooks’ second round of layoffs since December sees third C-suite exec depart in past year.

AI

Ericsson sets up new quantum research hub in Montréal

Mar 20, 2023

Telecom tech provider has also partnered with University of Ottawa and Sherbrooke.

VC

CVCA CEO: Tech still needs influx of capital given possible investor pullback, even as liquidity concerns calm

Mar 16, 2023

Longer-term impact of SVB fallout has some in Canadian tech worried.

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