According to the Business Development Bank of Canada’s latest Venture Capital landscape report, VC investment activity in Canada declined across all stages in 2023. In response, BDC this week committed an additional $500 million to its Growth Venture Fund and $450 million to its Growth Equity Partners program in a bid to “help buoy the […]
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Certn, Leasey.AI Integrate Tech to Enhance Tenant Screening Platform
A Victoria-based leading provider of global background screening and identity verification this week announced a partnership with Leasey.AI, an automated property management software startup headquartered in Vancouver. This new collaboration between Certn and Leasey empowers property managers and landlords with direct access to Certn’s automated background checks from within the Leasey platform, according to a […]
Certn Expands Global Reach with Strategic Acquisition of Europe’s Trustmatic
One of British Columbia’s top-ranked artificial intelligence companies today announced the strategic acquisition of a Europe-based rival. Victoria’s Certn has acquired Trustmatic, a Europe-based remote identity verification company—a movie which solidifies Certn’s position as a global leader in screening and identity verification technology and enhances its ability to meet the KYC needs of its growing […]
Certn Supersizes Series B Round with EDC Funding to Fuel Expansion
Online identity verification company Certn today announced the securing of an additional US$30M in Series B financing. The financing hails primarily from Export Development Canada and builds on US$50 million in Series B funding led by B Capital in 2022. Export Development Canada is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact […]
Certn and Klue Named To The Vector AI20 List for 2023
The Vector Institute has released a report highlighting 20 Canadian AI startup companies to watch over the next 12 months and two companies from British Columbia made the grade. The list was compiled after analyzing 150+ Canadian AI start-ups that achieved major milestones in 2021 and 2022. The inaugural Vector AI20 for 2023 included Victoria’s […]
Audette, Certn, & MarineLabs Among Recipients of Victoria Tech Community Awards
The Victoria Tech Community Awards were awarded last night in Carson Hall at the Victoria Conference Centre. After reviewing an incredible 187 nominations, 59 finalists from 47 companies were honored across ten award categories. Certn was named Anchor Company of the Year (30+ employees). A leader in background screening solutions, Certn secured a USD $50 million […]
Audette, Certn, and Cognito Health Among Finalists for Victoria Tech Community Awards
The Victoria Tech Community Awards are back with a vengeance with more nominations and finalists than ever before. After reviewing an incredible 187 nominations, 59 finalists from 47 companies have been selected for ten award categories. The finalists in each category will be now reviewed by a panel of delegates from VIATEC, Island Women in […]
Article, Bench, and Certn Among B.C. Startups Added to Team True North
Earlier this summer, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-based hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. The list—which […]
Certn Invests In New Markets Worldwide With New Hire
Victoria’s Certn is putting their recently raised funding into action with the appointment of Michael Whittington as the new managing director of Credence and Certn EMEA. Certn secured USD $50 million in Series B funding in May 2022 on the heels of a USD $34.1 million funding raise last year. With the latest funding round, Certn pledged […]
Victoria’s Certn Raises USD $50 Million to Change the Future of Background Checks
Victoria’s Certn, leader in background screening solutions, today announced that it has secured USD $50 million in Series B funding, led by B Capital. This comes on the heels of last year’s USD $34.1 million funding raise. With this latest round, Certn will further advance its mission of building trust in people – and invest in new […]