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Bootstrapped to date, Field Effect closes $41 million CAD ... - BetaKit
After bootstrapping its way to product-market fit, Ottawa-based cybersecurity software and services startup Field Effect has secured $41 million CAD ($30 million USD) in Series A financing.. Field Effect, which specializes in “intelligence-grade protection” for the “vastly underserved” small and medium enterprise (SME) market, plans to use this capital to boost its sales and marketing ...
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2022 - BetaKit
Feb 11, 2022 · Notable. Raised pre-seed financing in 2021. Launching in beta in early 2022. Barley offers smart compensation solutions to hire faster, retain talent, and monitor pay equity throughout an organization. Barley’s CEO Jafar comes from Loopio, which he helped create in 2014 and raised $252 million CAD last year.
Galvanize’s journey from “written off” tech company to $1 billion exit
Sep 27, 2021 · The deal’s $1 billion USD price tag made Galvanize Canadian tech’s latest unicorn at the time. Six months after the deal closed, Galvanize is in the process of moving under the Diligent brand, bringing the two companies’ products together into a unified platform. BetaKit spoke to Galvanize CEO Dan Zitting about the company’s road to a ...
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021 - BetaKit
Jan 25, 2021 · Raised $6.99 million CAD seed round in 2020. Expanded to US with Boston office. Synex Medical sells a wearable device that tells users how their body is performing by measuring metabolites that affect everything from weight gain to athletic performance, to the likelihood of developing diabetes in real-time.
FinChat secures $1.5 million USD from Social Leverage to ... - BetaKit
Dec 6, 2023 · Earlier this year, Toronto-based FinTech startup Stratosphere—an investment research analytics platform led by the co-founder and co-host of The Canadian Investor Podcast (TCI)—decided to jump on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) trend.. In what FinChat co-founder and CEO Braden Dennis described as an “experimental” bid to build an AI tool for researching publicly traded ...
Amid NFT boom, Liquid MarketPlace aims to turn physical
Apr 5, 2022 · Blockchain platforms that enable users to buy and sell virtual collectibles have exploded in popularity in recent years, benefitting companies like Vancouver’s Dapper Labs, which has seen exponential growth fuelled by rising demand for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).. While Dapper is partnering with sports leagues across the world to create digital collectibles, other companies are looking to ...
Software acquirer Valsoft closes $229 million CAD in growth …
Jan 19, 2024 · Valsoft Corporation, a Montréal-based firm that seeks to acquire and scale vertical software companies, has closed $229 million CAD ($170 million USD) in growth funding as it looks to expand its portfolio. The investment was led by new investor Coatue and returning investor Viking Global Investors, which acquired a minority stake in Valsoft in ...
After years of providing free accounting and invoicing ... - BetaKit
Jan 29, 2024 · Toronto-based Wave Financial is rolling out a new tiered pricing strategy that will see it begin to charge customers using its accounting and invoicing software.. To date, the H&R Block-owned FinTech firm has offered its accounting and invoicing tools for free, while charging for its payroll, payments, and tax coaching services. Going forward, Wave will still offer a free version of its money ...
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