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Shopify merchants set $9.3-billion sales record over Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Over 61 million consumers globally made purchases from Shopify sellers. Defying industry forecasts of a slowdown in retail purchases, Shopify merchants hit a new…
AI, cleantech stay hot as mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record
Plus: MindBridge founder Solon Angel joins Fresh Founders as managing partner. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…
Early-stage VC funding and mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record
AI, cleantech stay hot as growth-stage activity keeps quiet, per CVCA’s latest report. As Canadian tech companies and investors continue to contend with tough…
Medfar secures $30 million CAD, looks to acquire more electronic medical record software providers
Medfar was built by two aeronautical engineers who wanted to digitize health clinics Montréal-based healthtech company Medfar, which provides software solutions for clinicians, has…
Despite market conditions, 2022 second-highest year on record for Canadian venture capital BetaKit
CVCA CEO: “Considering the macroeconomic conditions, the finish in 2022 was surprising.” After declining for three quarters, Canadian tech venture capital capped the year…
Following record growth amid downturn, FrontFundr launches its own fundraising campaign on FrontFundr
FrontFundr has helped startups close $140 million across 100 campaigns. Toronto-based FrontFundr has announced that it has helped startups raise over $140 million across…
NACO reports angel investment in Canada hit record $262 million in 2021
Proportion of women investors increased last year as investment more than doubled. Canada set a new record for angel investment last year, according to…
Well Health Technologies posts record Q1 revenue, announces $30 million bought deal offering to fuel acquisitions
Despite record revenues the last two quarters, Well’s share price has fallen nearly 43 percent over six months. Vancouver-based Well Health Technologies saw its…
Think Research posts record 438 percent revenue increase in Q4, 2021 following acquisitions
Think Research saw 178 percent YoY rise in revenue, nearly tripled net loss last year. Think Research capped off an acquisition-filled 2021 with significant…
Mogo launches venture arm following mixed Q4 with record revenue, large net loss
Mogo attributes most of loss to drop in value of Coinsquare warrants. Vancouver-based Mogo has released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 earnings results. The…