Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought, if only I’d gotten in on the ground floor of Airbnb, Instagram, or any of the scads of breakthrough tech startups.
Now lower your hand and give yourself a break, because even if you’d had a pile of cash to invest, you still probably wouldn’t have had any way to get in before those companies went public. [Read more…] about BMO Partners With Georgian to Launch New Tech Investing Fund For Clients
For years after Bitcoin’s initial release into the world, it remained a highly niche project.
After a decade of roller-coaster growth, however, Bitcoin’s cult-following has turned into a global mass and spurred an entire ecosystem: myriad alternate coins, blockchains, and related products, services, and ideas. [Read more…] about Off the Blockchain: Canada’s Crypto Craze Continues
I wear a fitness tracker, wield a tablet, and invest from my phone. Pretty standard stuff, right?
On the whole, I consider myself to be rarely at the forefront of cutting-edge technology. Very few things do I “early adopt.” I know this and I am okay with it. [Read more…] about With Awareness of Competition Low, Canadians Slow to Adopt Financial Technology
We are currently witnessing the unravelling of what will likely one day be a Netflix original film. [Read more…] about Two Critical Crypto Lessons to Remember in the Wake of the FTX Fiasco
Wealthsimple has launched crypto staking on its platform, claiming to be the first regulated crypto platform in Canada to do so. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Becomes First Regulated Canadian Crypto Platform To Offer Staking
The past several years have been good to the global startup economy. 2021 set many records for startup financing in Canada.
The year included many sizeable fintech rounds, such as $61 million for Propel Holdings; $64 million for Neo Financial; $44 million for Properly; $72 million for Bench; and nearly $300 million for Fraction Technologies in Vancouver. [Read more…] about Five Fintech Firms Hiring Canadian Tech Talent Today
Wealthsimple has consolidated all of its financial technology products into one app, creating a digital-first alternative to Big Banks within a single interface. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Unveils All-in-One Banking and Investing App for Canadians
There is a new financial technology fund in Canada.
Impression Ventures recently raised $64 million to launch Impression IV, the Canadian venture capital firm’s fourth fintech fund. Supported by both Bank of Montreal and CIBC, the Toronto- and Montreal-based Impression says that IV will invest “in seed-stage firms in the US and Canada that are leveraging technology to disrupt and enhance the delivery of financial products and services.” [Read more…] about Impression Ventures Launches $64 Million Fund Targeting Seed-Stage Fintech
Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought, if only I’d gotten in on the ground floor of Airbnb, Instagram, or any of the scads of breakthrough tech startups. [Read more…] about Everyone Can Be a Venture Capitalist With Wealthsimple’s New Venture Fund
Canadian entrepreneurs have played a fundamental role in shaping Web3 around the world, including founding some of the largest blockchain networks like Ethereum, Cosmos, and Flow, and many leading NFT platforms like NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties. [Read more…] about Industry Leaders Establish New National Trade Association, Canadian Web3 Council
