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August 2026 · PR Newswire / Helcim
Helcim raises $53 million Series C as banks exit small business payments
Calgary payments company Helcim closed a $53-million Series C led by BDC's Growth Venture Fund, valuing the business at $250 million CAD.
July 2026 · BetaKit
Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding
Winnipeg's Taiv was among the Prairie companies receiving federal PrairiesCAN funding to support AI adoption and growth.
June 2026 · BetaKit
Canada's early-stage startup funding is in a sustained decline, RBCx finds
New RBCx research found that early-stage funding in Canada has been falling steadily, with seed and pre-seed rounds hardest hit.
May 2026 · BetaKit
Relay secures $50 million USD to bring more small businesses to its banking platform
Toronto-based Relay raised $50 million USD to grow the business banking platform it builds for North American small businesses.
April 2026 · BetaKit
BDC's new $500-million loan program will help smaller businesses adopt AI
The Business Development Bank of Canada launched a $500-million loan program to help small and mid-sized firms invest in AI tools.
March 2026 · BetaKit
Feds reveal streams behind $1-billion VC initiative as budget becomes law
Ottawa detailed how its $1-billion venture capital initiative will be split across funding streams once the federal budget passed into law.
February 2026 · BetaKit
From client to cap table: Shakudo converts customers into investors with $7-million USD raise
The Toronto AI infrastructure startup closed a $7-million USD round with several of its own customers joining the cap table.
January 2026 · BetaKit
Float secures nearly $100 million in debt to expand credit for Canadian businesses
Toronto fintech Float raised close to $100 million in debt financing to widen the credit products it offers Canadian businesses.
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