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Foxquilt raises $12 million to expand small business insurance solution in North America

Toronto-based Foxquilt, which offers online insurance solutions for small businesses, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. According to Foxquilt, the Series B…

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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures
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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Vault’s co-founders have previously worked at Revolut, Koho. Vault is the latest Canadian startup looking to make banking easier for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Toronto-based…

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Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA
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Boast.ai report maps government tax, grant programs available for small businesses

Companies can combine SR&ED with other funding programs. Though venture funding has mostly slowed down for the technology sector, there are other channels available…

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Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations
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Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations

The startup will help cut carbon as the United Nations says “catastrophic” warming is upon us. Toronto startup Carbonhound has raised $1.3 million CAD…

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Nimble Science raises $2.7 million to collect data from previously inaccessible regions of small intestine
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Nimble Science raises $2.7 million to collect data from previously inaccessible regions of small intestine

Nimble’s ingestible device brings new insights into stomach health. Healthtech startup Nimble Science has raised $2.7 million CAD to unlock critical intestinal health data….

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Canada’s small businesses want open banking, too
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Canada’s small businesses want open banking, too

Small business owners are eager to unlock new opportunities as Canada builds open banking framework. Transformational leaps in financial technology are disrupting business as…

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SAAS NORTH panel on seed rounds 2022
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Dissecting the anatomy of a Canadian tech seed round with Two Small Fish, Calico & Wavy

Eva Lau says don’t value your round based upon your ARR when fundraising. We all know that “things have changed” this year compared to…

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Two Small Fish go big with third fund, targets $40 million CAD final close
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Two Small Fish go big with third fund, targets $40 million CAD final close

The firm’s investments include SkipTheDishes and Sheertex. Eva Lau’s Two Small Fish Ventures is moving upstream with the launch of a third fund. The…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta, Google quietly cut staff, Trulioo exits small biz

Plus: BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major…

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Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market
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Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market

Vancouver-based unicorn plans to focus on medium and large enterprises. Global online identity verification firm Trulioo plans to lay off five to 10 percent…

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