Tag: kirk simpson
R|T: The Retail Times – Etsy and Bolt make cuts as revenue growth dips
Plus: Leav closes seed round for mobile self-checkout. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…
Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…
Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022. Toronto-based identity verification Confirm officially launched its identity verification product…
Ten Key Labs secures $10.5 million, launches AI equity management tool for founders
Extreme Venture Partners, Xtreme Labs alum secures backing from Craft Ventures, Shopify angels, Wave co-founder. Toronto-based software startup Ten Key Labs has announced $10.5…
Former Global Founders Capital partner launches Northside Ventures to back pre-seed Canadian entrepreneurs across North America
Northside has secured $6.25 million USD from Inovia, Intact, Bain, Golden Ventures, and Garage Capital, among others. After spending the past few years building…
Tech4SickKids raises almost $51,000 in second annual virtual auction
The campaign has raised $9 million of its $25 million goal. During its second annual virtual auction, Tech4SickKids raised $50,755 CAD, bringing the combined…
Float quadruples revenue YoY despite increased competition, choppy economy
CEO: “In terms of new entrants, we’re clearly the fastest-growing and the largest.” When Float launched its corporate card and spend management platform last…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple’s growth stalls, Robinhood’s retail investors flee
Plus: Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter…
Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up to raise $6.5 million CAD with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space
OMERS, Wittington, and Round13 have all backed Qui Identity. “I know I don’t do well with idle time.” Kirk Simpson is just one month…
Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block
Former Mastercard, Afterpay exec Zahir Khoja will replace Simpson. Kirk Simpson, co-founder and CEO of Toronto FinTech firm Wave Financial, has announced that he…