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Venture funding in Toronto, British Columbia rebounds in second quarter of 2023

Capital converges on a select few winners as Toronto and BC megadeals make a comeback. Following a sluggish start to the year, two of…

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Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations
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Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations

The startup will help cut carbon as the United Nations says “catastrophic” warming is upon us. Toronto startup Carbonhound has raised $1.3 million CAD…

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Intuit, Highline unveil 2023 cohort of joint FinTech accelerator
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Intuit, Highline unveil 2023 cohort of joint FinTech accelerator

Toronto-based Chexy and Carbonhound among the group of startups chosen. Intuit has unveiled the 2023 cohort of the Prosperity Accelerator that it runs alongside…

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Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day

Read, share, and amplify. International Women’s Day focuses on highlighting the accomplishments of women, as well as the challenges that they face. Those challenges…

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Walnut Insurance secures $4 million CAD to help FinTechs deliver embedded insurance programs

Walnut has partnered with Neo Financial, Nuula to launch their insurance products. Toronto-based Walnut Insurance, which provides a technology infrastructure that helps brands deliver…

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Intuit launches third edition of Prosperity Accelerator for Toronto FinTech startups

Amid slowdown in FinTech funding, Intuit wants to continue helping startups scale. International FinTech platform provider Intuit has launched the third edition of its…

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ChargeLab secures $19.3 million CAD with aim to be Android for EV charging
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ChargeLab secures $19.3 million CAD with aim to be Android for EV charging

“The winner will be whoever builds ‘Android’ to power the whole ecosystem.” Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO of ChargeLab, sees his company as the…

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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent
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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent

Volley aims to fill top-of-funnel sales talent gap for B2B SaaS companies. With his new startup, Toronto-based Volley, founder and CEO Ian Carnevale plans…

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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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Requity Homes closes $1.2 million to expand rent-to-own home ownership model to Western Canada
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Requity Homes closes $1.2 million to expand rent-to-own home ownership model to Western Canada

Requity wants to apply what Divvy Homes and Landis are doing in the US to Canada. As home ownership in Canada becomes increasingly less…

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