Tag: cdpq
A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight
Plus: ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…
Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership
Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…
Vooban secures CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion
This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding. Québec City-based artificial intelligence (AI) software and service company Vooban has closed a strategic…
Québec venture funding maintained upward trajectory in Q2 2023
Investment in the region grew by 42 percent from Q1 2023, and 81 percent year-over-year. Helped along by a surge in both deal volume…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Instabase notches $2 billion valuation on the back of AI
Plus: Montreal-based HR platform GSoft secures $125M. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….
GSoft secures $125-million CDPQ investment to pursue growth through acquisitions
GSoft’s February acquisition of Quebec City’s Didacte was the company’s first. Montreal-based GSoft, which provides software solutions for employee experience, has secured a $125-million…
Canadian startup news of the week (3/05/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian regulators tighten crypto rules as Dapper Labs cuts staff, faces class action
Plus: Ant profit falls 83 percent. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…
Canadian startup news of the week (2/26/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…
CDPQ makes executive changes following Celsius investment write-off
Crypto winter chill touches more Canadian funds, startups. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has seen a shake-up in its C-suite…