2023-06-30
.@ApplyBoard co-founder and former CEO @MartinBasiri's new startup plans to finance skilled immigrants that meet Canada's workforce needs. #KWtech #CollisionConf #Collision2023 https://betakit.com/...
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Ontario-based Passage, which is building a service that helps immigrants access financing to learn and work in Canada, raised a CA$40M seed led by Drive Capital
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2022-11-03
.@dapperlabs CEO Roham Gharegozlou said the layoffs are part of a broader refocus of strategy and reorganization of teams. #BCtech #CDNtech https://betakit.com/...
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Vancouver-based Dapper Labs, the NFT startup behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, lays off ~134 staff, or ~22% of its workforce; Dapper Labs has raised $600M+
Dapper Labs has laid off around 22 percent of its staff, BetaKit has learned. — The company confirmed the layoffs to BetaKit …
2022-10-01
.@Avidbots will also open a new, 70,00 square foot headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo. #KWtech https://betakit.com/...
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Ontario-based Avidbots, which makes autonomous floor cleaning robots for commercial settings, raised a $70M Series C, bringing its total funding to $107M
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2022-09-13
.@goldskyio's raise was co-led by @felicis and Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Mixer Labs CEO and co-founder @eladgil, as well as Plaid founders @zachperret and @williamhockey. https://betakit.com/...
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Goldsky, a crypto infrastructure startup helping companies aggregate and process on-chain data, raised a $20M seed led by Felicis Ventures and Dragonfly Capital
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2022-05-16
Vention claims a client base of over three thousand across five continents and 25 manufacturing industries, which includes Google, Universal Robots, Stryker, and Fanuc. https://betakit.com/...
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Montréal-based Vention, which develops software to help companies automate factory production floors, raises a CAD$123.7M Series C led by Georgian Partners
2022-05-15
Vention claims a client base of over three thousand across five continents and 25 manufacturing industries, which includes Google, Universal Robots, Stryker, and Fanuc. https://betakit.com/...
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Montreal-based Vention, which develops software to help companies automate their production floor, raises a ~$95M Series C led by Georgian Partners
Montréal-headquartered industrial tech startup Vention has raised $123.7 million CAD ($95 million USD) in Series C funding.
2022-05-11
.@certn intends to create 160 new roles this year in addition to hiring a new managing director for the United States market. https://betakit.com/...
VentureBeat
Certn, which offers AI-driven tools to conduct background checks and risk monitoring for employees, contractors, and tenants, raises a $50M Series B
Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat : Tweets: @vantechjournal , @scribblevc , @certn , and @charlizealcaraz Tweets: @vantechjournal : Background-screening tech startup @certn has announc...
2022-01-20
Armed with a ton of fresh capital from experienced FinTech investors and #CDNtech leaders, @shakepay plans to ramp up its hiring efforts and launch new products that help its customers earn, access, and build wealth in #Bitcoin. #MTLtech https://betakit.com/...
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Montreal-based Shakepay, which lets Canadians buy and sell bitcoin, raises a ~$35M Series A at a $313M valuation led by Virginia VC firm QED Investors
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2021-11-22
Toronto-based @himamaapp has closed a $70 million Series B round to provide early childhood educators and parents with affordable tools meant to improve educational outcomes. #CDNtech https://betakit.com/...
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HiMama, which makes an app for childcare centers with scheduling, daily reports, parental communication, and more, raises a $70M Series B led by Bain Capital
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2021-11-02
Wisconsin-based @Generac is acquiring smart thermostat startup @ecobee for up to $770 million. #CDNtech https://betakit.com/...
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Generac Holdings to buy smart thermostat startup Ecobee for $650M in cash and stock, plus up to $120M in stock if targets are hit, expects deal to close in Q4
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2021-04-28
The Series C round gives Vista a minority stake in the Toronto-based company. #FinTech https://betakit.com/...
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Toronto-based Vena Solutions, which offers cloud-based financial planning software for companies like Nike, raises $300M CAD from Vista Equity Partners
2021-01-20
Naver company is the country's largest online search engine, operating a mobile messaging app as well as other internet properties. https://betakit.com/...
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South Korean search engine company Naver Corp. has acquired online self-publishing platform Wattpad for an estimated ~$600M
Wattpad, one of the last of the late 00s / early 2010 publishing startups finds an exit: https://betakit.com/... @betakit : Naver company is the country's largest online search eng...