Tag: pender ventures
Pender Ventures closes first half of $100 million target for second venture fund
After focusing primarily on Western Canada, Pender Ventures has its eye on other parts of Canada. Pender Ventures has secured $50 million CAD in…
Spinout Traction Complete standing on its own with new $6.7 million CAD Series A, big-name clients BetaKit
Startup will stay in the family business after ex-parent Traction on Demand’s acquisition by Salesforce. Vancouver software startup Traction Complete began as one of…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/21/22)
Plus: Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow says FinTechs “need to be ready”. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…
Former BDC investors Meryeme Lahmami, Siddartha Krishnan join Pender Ventures, Blue Vision
Two investors from BDC Capital have left the Crown corporation to join Canadian venture capital firms. Two investors from BDC Capital have left the…
Bootstrapped since 2008, Evidence Partners closes $20 million to tackle automated literature review market
Evidence Partners caters to more than 60% of the world’s largest pharma, medical device companies. Nearly 15 years after its formation, Kanata-based research software…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Period, fertility apps could be weaponized in post-Roe world
Plus: Judge rules Apple Watch infringed AliveCor’s ECG patent, setting up potential U.S. import ban. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Byju’s, Tencent, ByteDance hit with layoffs
Plus: Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/3/22)
Plus: Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week!…
Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, joins Pender Ventures to support Vancouver firm’s expansion across Canada
After backing nine startups through first fund, Pender Ventures hopes to raise $100 million CAD for Fund II. Isaac Souweine has left Real Ventures…