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First Check: FINNY

FINNY has closed a landmark Series A with Venrock leading a $15M round at a $150M post-money valuation. It is one of the strongest signals of conviction in the wealthtech category in years — and a powerful validation of a team we backed before the rest of the world understood what they were building.

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Clay crosses $100M ARR.

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First Check: FINNY

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First Check: BenchIQ

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Wealthsimple acquires Fey

Bench IQ raises $5.8M

Aalo Closes $100M Series B

Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say

Uber promotes company veteran to coo, ceo says he's not going anywhere

Founder Launch: A Push to Redefine Entrepreneurship at HBS

Sequoia leads $1.5B tender offer for sales automation startup Clay

A16z doubles down on LayerZero with $55M investment

Canadian-founded Clay achieves unicorn status with $57.5-million raise

Clay ai growth software one billion valuation

Lightbulb Moments with Andre Charoo

YC-backed Finny is using AI to match financial advisors with prospects

Neo Financial’s $360-million Series D features big names, unanswered questions

Knox Custody founders close $1.8 million CAD to launch borderless Bitcoin payments with Tmrw

WeWork To DNK: A Quest To Innovate Real Estate Software In Asia

Blockus raises $4M pre-seed round for web3 gaming infrastructure

Canadian-founded, New York-based AI startup Clay closes $63-million CAD Series B

Bench IQ raises $2.8 million CAD in pre-seed funding with buy-in from Maple VC, Haystack

Maple VC co-leads $4-million USD seed round for Canadian-led Inference.ai

Maple VC backs Canadian-founded Dexa’s $6-million seed round

Inovia Emerging Managers Portrait Series: Meet Maple VC

Seoul-based proptech Dongnae acquires co-living platform Dears

Why Early Stage VCs Favor Canadian Founders

AutoLeap, now with $30M Series B, accelerates SaaS approach to auto repair operations

Patch, a carbon credit startup backed by both Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue, just raised $55 million in fresh funds

Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z

Mash raises $7.5 million CAD to help builders, developers, and creators monetize

Integral V1: Real-Time Finance for Web3 Teams

Parallelz brings a new approach to seamlessly convert native mobile apps to websites

ChargeLab’s software layer to power ABB’s EV chargers in North America

Playbook, where ‘Pinterest meets Dropbox’ for designers, closes on $18M in funding

Ramper Raises a $3M Pre-Seed Round, Led by Hashed

Calico attracts Serena Williams to $2.1M seed to build fashion supply chain software

Tiger Global backs Accrue Savings’ ‘save now, pay later’ approach to consumer purchases

Podcasts

Before Clay Was a Unicorn: The First Check, the Thesis, and the Long Game - Andre Charoo

Founder DNA: From Scaling Uber to Winning with Canadian Talent - with Andre Charoo

Andre Charoo from Maple VC

Expanding Canada's Global Presence with Andre Charoo of Maple VC

Andre Charoo - Venture Capitalist - Maple VC - Afternoon "T"

Views from the Valley: Is The Worst Over for Tech?

Andre Charoo, GP at Maple VC, Ex Uber, Hired

Andre Charoo - Perspective: The Advantage of Being Black and Canadian in Tech

Accelerating the Growth of Canada’s Tech Ecosystem