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The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail Georgian Partners became Canada’s biggest venture capital firm by investing in companies selling digital automation and artificial-intelligence-driven products. Now it’s trying to become one of...

Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API and web app that helps businesses navigate the complexities of shipping. Founded by Laura Behrens Wu, Max M. Diez, and Simon Kreuz in 2013, Shippo is backed by investors that include Bessemer Venture Partners, D1 Capital Partners, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Version One Ventures and is headquartered in San Francisco.

The carbon offset API developer Patch confirms a $4.5 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz Patch, the carbon offset API developer, has raised $4.5 million in financing to build out its business selling customers a way to calculate their carbon footprint and identify and finance offset projects that capture the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions associated with that footprint.  Patch’s application protocol interface works for both internal and customer-facing operations. The company’s ...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Celo Receives Additional $20 Million In Institutional Backing Amid Launch Of Global Payments Application And Exponential User Growth February 10, 2021 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Celo, an open-source blockchain ecosystem focused on making decentralized financial (DeFi) systems and tools accessible to anyone with a smartphone, today announced $20 million in new backing from purchasers...

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Andreessen Horowitz could make the carbon offset API Patch its latest climate bet The early-stage carbon offset API developer Patch could be another one of Andreessen Horowitz’s early bets on climate tech. According to several people with knowledge of the investment round, former OpenTable chief executive and current Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan is looking at leading the young company’s latest financing. Such an investment would be a win for Patch, which could benefit from Andree...

Korean internet conglomerate Naver to acquire Wattpad for US$600M The deal brings Wattpad under the same umbrella as the digital comic publisher Webtoon, with the platforms boasting a combined user base of around 160 million. (Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau pictured.) January 20, 2021 South Korean internet conglomerate Naver, the parent comp...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Peter Power/The Globe and Mail Toronto online company Tophatmonocle Corp. is stepping up efforts to transform the postsecondary textbook trade into a digital business. On Wednesday the company, known as Top Hat, will announce its ...

Jobber raises $60M as its platform for home services professionals hits 100K users One of the technology byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has raised the game for businesses to have better digital tools in place to interface with customers, and their own work, to get things done. Today, a company called Jobber, which has built a platform doing just that for a particular segment of the market — home services professionals — is announcing a round of funding as it finds its busine...

Edmonton-based Jobber raises $76 million CAD growth equity round Jobber, the startup on a mission to become a comprehensive software provider for home service businesses, has raised $76 million CAD ($60 million USD) in a growth equity round led by US investment firm Summit Partners. The financing will be used to continue the growth of Jobber’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, which provides management software for the home services sector, companies such as home repair, ...