Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
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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…

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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…

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Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
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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…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple’s growth stalls, Robinhood’s retail investors flee
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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…

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Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up to raise $6.5 million CAD with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space
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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…

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