Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx
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RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups

RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada. The Royal Bank of Canada’s technology and innovation arm, RBCx,…

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Conquest Planning raises $24 million to expand AI financial advisor solution to US, UK markets

Conquest is backed by Fidelity, RBC, and Portage. Winnipeg-based startup Conquest Planning, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide wealth management solutions, has raised…

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QueerTech launches hybrid conference for 2SLGBTQS+ tech

Named QT Qonference, the event will take place from November 10 to 11. Montréal-founded QueerTech, a not-for-profit advocacy group for gender, sex, and sexual…

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RBC pens private open banking partnerships with Plaid, Yodlee
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RBCx and RBC Ventures merge

New entity will support founders across banking, capital, platform, and ventures. In a not entirely unexpected move, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced…

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