VCCI-backed Kensington Capital Partners secures $158 million first close for third venture fund
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Canadian startup news of the week (4/9/23)

Plus: Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech startups tired of open banking waiting game
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech startups tired of open banking waiting game

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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Coinsquare moves to terminate CoinSmart acquisition deal
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WonderFi, Coinsquare, CoinSmart to merge as Canada’s crypto industry consolidates

Canadian crypto love triangle ends in three-way merger. A trio of regulated Canadian cryptocurrency exchanges have decided to join forces in a landmark deal…

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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Fight brews over Magnet Forensics acquisition deal

Plus: Jobber secures $100 million. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…

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Koho lays off 14 percent of staff
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs continue to hit Canadian FinTech

Plus: PayPal’s CEO to retire at the end of 2023. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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Jobber closes $100 million USD Series D amid strong demand for home services BetaKit
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Canadian startup news of the week (2/12/23)

Plus: Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Thinkific, WonderFi, VerticalScope face leadership changes following layoffs

Canadian tech companies hit with executive exodus amid sector downturn. Following mass layoffs, several Canadian tech companies have announced significant changes to their executive…

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Canadian Web3 Council calls on Senate to examine how to “effectively harmonize” regulatory framework for digital assets

An advocacy group for Web3 technology in Canada is calling upon the Canadian Senate to convene “a forum for an open and comprehensive discussion…

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CoinSmart accepts collapse of Coinsquare acquisition, but plans to seek monetary damages

CoinSmart has accepted that its Coinsquare acquisition deal is not going to happen anymore, but the Canadian crypto trading platform is not happy about…

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CoinSmart rejects Coinsquare’s notice to terminate acquisition deal

CoinSmart claims Coinsquare’s acquisition about-face is “invalid and without merit.” CoinSmart has announced that it has rejected notice from Coinsquare to back out of…

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