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Carbon6 closes $88 million CAD Series A to consolidate ... - BetaKit
Oct 4, 2022 · Toronto-based e-commerce software aggregator Carbon6 sees an opportunity to bring more order and sophistication to the “fragmented” ecosystem of tools for online sellers. “What we saw here was an opportunity to bring together a series of tools that supported that professional seller, in a way that others hadn’t done in this market,” Carbon6 co-founder and CEO Justin Cobb told BetaKit ...
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021 - BetaKit
Jan 25, 2021 · Raised $6.99 million CAD seed round in 2020. Expanded to US with Boston office. Synex Medical sells a wearable device that tells users how their body is performing by measuring metabolites that affect everything from weight gain to athletic performance, to the likelihood of developing diabetes in real-time.
FinChat secures $1.5 million USD from Social Leverage to ... - BetaKit
Dec 6, 2023 · Earlier this year, Toronto-based FinTech startup Stratosphere—an investment research analytics platform led by the co-founder and co-host of The Canadian Investor Podcast (TCI)—decided to jump on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) trend.. In what FinChat co-founder and CEO Braden Dennis described as an “experimental” bid to build an AI tool for researching publicly traded ...
Digital wealth management startup Nest Wealth acquired by
Jan 23, 2024 · These investments included a $6-million injection in 2017, followed by $50 million in 2020. According to The Globe, Objectway has acquired 100 percent of Nest Wealth, including the shares held by National Bank. “The Nest Wealth team has built a remarkable digital wealth platform with an eminent client base,” Luigi Marciano, Objectway ...
Galvanize’s journey from “written off” tech company to $1 billion exit
Sep 27, 2021 · The deal’s $1 billion USD price tag made Galvanize Canadian tech’s latest unicorn at the time. Six months after the deal closed, Galvanize is in the process of moving under the Diligent brand, bringing the two companies’ products together into a unified platform. BetaKit spoke to Galvanize CEO Dan Zitting about the company’s road to a ...
After years of providing free accounting and invoicing ... - BetaKit
Jan 29, 2024 · Toronto-based Wave Financial is rolling out a new tiered pricing strategy that will see it begin to charge customers using its accounting and invoicing software.. To date, the H&R Block-owned FinTech firm has offered its accounting and invoicing tools for free, while charging for its payroll, payments, and tax coaching services. Going forward, Wave will still offer a free version of its money ...
Medimap raises $3.5 million to bring walk-in clinic wait time
Aug 11, 2021 · Vancouver-based startup Medimap has secured $3.5 million CAD in seed financing to support the expansion of its medical clinic-focused software into new healthcare verticals.. The all-equity seed round was supported entirely by previous investors. Tiny Capital led, while Tiny Capital’s Andrew Wilkinson, Victoria-based angel investors Rasool Rayani, David Arnsdorf, and Rajiv Khaneja, and Shane ...
Software acquirer Valsoft closes $229 million CAD in growth …
Jan 19, 2024 · Valsoft Corporation, a Montréal-based firm that seeks to acquire and scale vertical software companies, has closed $229 million CAD ($170 million USD) in growth funding as it looks to expand its portfolio. The investment was led by new investor Coatue and returning investor Viking Global Investors, which acquired a minority stake in Valsoft in ...
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2022 - BetaKit
Feb 11, 2022 · Notable. Raised pre-seed financing in 2021. Launching in beta in early 2022. Barley offers smart compensation solutions to hire faster, retain talent, and monitor pay equity throughout an organization. Barley’s CEO Jafar comes from Loopio, which he helped create in 2014 and raised $252 million CAD last year.