Ownly secures $2.55 million, aims to become “Shopify for real estate”
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Ownly secures $2.55 million, aims to become “Shopify for real estate”

Calgary startup aims to help “old school” real estate developers sell new homes. After spending nearly 20 years working in the real estate industry…

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Is Real Ventures done? Is BDC just getting started?
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Is Real Ventures done? Is BDC just getting started?

Big #CDNtech news leads to bigger questions. Summer is over and so are slow news days, it appears. Elevate returned in person this week…

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Real Ventures swaps managing partners as firm pauses fundraising
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Real Ventures swaps managing partners as firm pauses fundraising

Co-founder John Stokes takes helm as Janet Bannister transitions to partner. Real Ventures is making its second major leadership change in the last two…

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Real estate auction platform Unreserved files $25 million lawsuit against real estate associations
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Real estate auction platform Unreserved files $25 million lawsuit against real estate associations

Startup claims defamation and interference in Unreserved’s economic interests. Unreserved, a real estate auction marketplace launched last year by E Inc founder Ryan O’Connor,…

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Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, joins Pender Ventures to support Vancouver firm’s expansion across Canada
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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…

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Report: over 150 new real estate tech-related startups founded in past two years

RenoRun and Ecobee topped the Proptech in Canada Report. RenoRun had the top funding round of the year in proptech, while Generac’s acquisition of…

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Altrio secures $8 million to double headcount, bolster real estate investment software

Altrio claims its users include two of the world largest real estate investors. Toronto-based SaaS startup Altrio has secured $8 million CAD in a…

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Parvis raises $2.6 million seed round for blockchain-enabled real estate investment management platform

Parvis’ direct-to-investor platform is set to launch later this summer. Vancouver-based FinTech startup Parvis Invest has closed an all equity $2.6 million CAD seed…

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Diagram and Real Ventures-backed Breathe Life acquired by US insurtech SE2
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Diagram and Real Ventures-backed Breathe Life acquired by US insurtech SE2

SE2 says Breathe Life’s Montréal HQ “creates springboard” for tech talent expansion. Montréal-based Breathe Life has been acquired by fellow insurtech firm SE2 in…

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