Canada

March 23, 2016 @ 9:21 am By Darcy Brooks  |  

We all vote with our money.  Every dollar spent is a vote for this brand over another, this chain, this item, and it speaks volumes about how we think, what we value, and what we want to do. I often wonder if there’s anything I’d do differently… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s the puuuurfect gift for any cat lover looking to find relief from constantly cleaning the litter box! Canada’s Luuup Litter Box has become a viral sensation thanks to its highly successful crowdfunding initiative on Kickstarter. According to the campaign’s description, Luuup’s three sifting tray system struck a… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Darcy Brooks  |  

For such a large industry, I know of relatively few famous mining companies.  I’ve never been part of that world.  It isn’t that the things they’re doing aren’t important, or that they don’t have an impact on my life.  It’s that in the past they’ve… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Loop launched its peer to peer lending platform in Canada last year. In the fall, Lending Loop stated that Dentons would assist in “full compliance with all applicable provincial and federal regulations”. Today, Lending Loop is on pause as it works things out as it… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding software provider, Katipult, announced this week it is looking to establish its compliance solution in various countries outside the U.S. including UK, Singapore, Australia & Canada.  The announcement came at a private investor event facilitated by the Global Fintech Group, where the company… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ascenta Finance Corp. (Ascenta), an exempt market dealer registered in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, announced this week the launch  of “Bay Street Cannabis,” which is considered as Canada’s first equity crowdfunding portal dedicated to the cannabis sector. The new… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Peer-to-Business” crowdfunding platform InvestNextDoor announced on Tuesday it is bringing its award-winning, “Borrowing 2.0” business model home to Canada. According to InvestNextDoor, the Borrowing 2.0 delivers a model that seeks to reduce investment risk in current market conditions, and focus on above average fixed-income returns for retail… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The 2nd Annual Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2016) is set to take place later this week (March 3). The event will cover all aspects of crowdfunding and will be held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Canada has recently updated its regulatory approach to raising… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 1:01 pm By Manuj Grover  |  

Out With the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ Approach to Investment. What is a common characteristic of iconic companies like: Eastman Kodak and Blockbuster? As the world changed, all these great companies stood flat-footed as the competition took their dominant positions from underneath their noses.  The same… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 5:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Conexus, Saskatchewan’s largest credit union, announced a partnership with Grow (formerly Grouplend), Canada’s fast growing fintech company, to bring online lending to Saskatchewan. This new partnership will allow residents of Saskatchewan access to Grow through one of Canada’s “most trusted and forward thinking” financial institutions…. Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 7:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Twelve Canadian startups have been selected from across the country to pitch to investors like OMERS, Whitecap Venture Partners, YEDI, Extreme Venture Partners, DMZ at Ryerson University at the 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit. This year’s theme is “The Future is NOW.” With the newly released equity crowdfunding regulations in Canada and… Read More

February 5, 2016 @ 7:26 am By Oscar Jofre  |  

Travelling around the world gives you great perspective on many things.  From the people, culture, food, and market, to how everyone has their own way of getting things done. I spent the tail end of 2015 in airports and on airplanes travelling around the world… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedUps Canada, the first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the country, announced last week that it is launching the Be the Dragon tour. The website shared the event will be making stops in Vancouver and Calgary with a mission to attract companies to… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) to bring escrow services to equity and debt crowdfunding portals. The company… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, SeedUps Canada, the first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the country, announced that it is launching the “Be the Dragon” Tour. The website shared the event will be making stops in Vancouver and Calgary with a mission to attract companies to the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) has slated their 2nd annual gathering to be held in Toronto on March 3rd of 2016. The Canadian Crowdfunding Summit is crafted to be the most prominent event for leaders in the quickly emerging Canadian crowdfunding sector of finance…. Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC), Ian Russell, called on provincial regulators to “scrap equity crowdfunding”.  Russell, it appears, is not enthusiastic about the financial innovation.  On the digital pages of the Financial Post, and on the IIAC blog, Russell claimed;… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canadian credit union, Alterna Bank, has shaken the dust off its banking past and invested $15 million in Vancouver-based online lending platform Lendful. Lendful co-founder Alex Benjamin stated this single investment has boosted the reputation of the entire online lending industry in the country. “This deal… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after its highly successful Indiegogo initiative came to an end, Canadian audio technology startup, Mass Fidelity, announced that its wireless speaker system, The Core, is now available for purchase. The project successfully secured over $1.5 million through the campaign… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an interview with Canadian Business, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) CEO Victor Dodig touched upon looming competition with online lenders. Dodig is a relatively new CEO of the bank having taken the helm of CIBC in 2014. Dodig joined CIBC in 2005 but prior… Read More