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MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups

Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Novisto closes $27 million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting

Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up. Montréal-based Novisto, which sells environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data-management software, has closed…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance set to leave Canada in face of new regulation
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance set to leave Canada in face of new regulation

Plus: Float launches a new corporate card on back of new growth. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech…

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet

Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/7/23)

Plus: Canadian Q1 VC investment falls 82 percent from last year. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech

For the first time, Diagram will also invest in companies it doesn’t have a hand in creating. Diagram Ventures remains bullish on FinTech companies…

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Banking apps Pillar and Billi shut down as funding dries up for FinTech businesses

Venture funding for FinTech startups in Canada plummeted by 70 percent in 2022. Two Canadian FinTech startups have ceased operations as funding continues to…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Qualtrics shopping for a private offer

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Nesto raises $80 million CAD in Series C financing

The round was led by Power company IGM Financial. Montréal-based online mortgage lender Nesto has raised $80 million CAD in Series C financing. The…

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With the spotlight shining on Canadian tech, Kanata Ventures wants international startups to become part of the story

How trips to São Paulo, London, and Hong Kong sold Kanata Ventures on Canada. In June 2015, Yuri Navarro travelled to São Paulo, Brazil…

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