Montreal-based GSoft, which offers employee experience software for Microsoft 365 management, onboarding, skills development, and more, raised CA$125M from CDPQ
Charlize Alcaraz / BetaKit :
Major cryptocurrencies crash as the crypto market cap falls below $1T: bitcoin drops 15%+ to ~$22K, ether drops 16%+ to ~$1.2K, and Solana drops 7%+ to ~$28
(Any views expressed below are the personal views of the author … Mitchell Clark / The Verge : BlockFi and Crypto.com lay off hundreds of staff as coins slump Dylan LeClair / Bitcoin Magazine : Celsiu...
Sama, which provides data to train AI models, raises a $70M Series B led by CDPQ, bringing its total funding to $85M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Celsius Network, a DeFi lending platform that uses the Ethereum blockchain, raises $400M led by WestCap and CDPQ at a $3B+ valuation, up from $120M last year
Management hopes investment will open doors in mainstream financial markets — Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network …
AppDirect, which offers a Shopify-like platform for businesses with recurring digital services, raises $185M led by CDPQ, bringing its total raised to ~$465M
Businesses looking for digital services ranging from telecommunications to SaaS, whether to offer them or even resell them, can use AppDirect's subscription commerce platform.
Bird raises $275M Series D led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, sources say, at a $2.5B pre-money valuation
Data Sheet Wanguba Muriuki / Coinspeaker : Electric Scooter Startup Bird Acquires $275 Million in Funding, Hits $2.5 Billion Valuation Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : Bird raises $275 million at a $2.5 b...