Topic: startups

Montreal fintech startup Mobeewave raises US$16.5 million

Mobeewave, a Montreal-based fintech startup whose technology enables people to securely accept payments in person using only their smartphones, has raised US$16.5 million in a Series B round of funding led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The funding, which included the main founding shareholders of Mobeewave and was secured with support from…

Red River College proceeds with new Innovation Centre

Red River College (RRC) in Manitoba is moving ahead with construction of its new $95-million Innovation Centre in downtown Winnipeg, after confirming that the federal government will provide $40.6 million toward the project. The provincial government is supporting the centre through a loan guarantee to RRC for up to $54.8 million. The Innovation Centre will…

Preeti Malik

Preeti Malik will join TribalScale Venture Studios as executive-in-residence for its financial services program. She will advise and oversee budding startups and eager entrepreneurs on ideation, strategy, development, and growth in the Venture Studios program. Malik served as the Canada National Practice Lead for Risk and Compliance at Accenture. She also assumed senior management roles…

Editorial 32-5

Policy-making in the public sphere is not for everyone. It’s simply not easy to please everybody, especially if there are voters’ opinions to consider. At the end of the day, however, a decision has to be made, favourable or not to the constituents.