British Columbian financial technology firm Blossom this month closed what it described as “the most successful equity crowdfunding round in Canadian history.” The Vancouver-based fintech saw more than 1,100 users of the platform invested a combined $1.86M through FrontFundr. The influx of capital joins angel investing sums for a total fundraising round of $3M, according […]
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‘Match Made in Heaven’: Social Investing Fintech Blossom Partners with Nasdaq
Blossom, a financial technology startup based in Vancouver, announced this month that it is working with New York stock exchange Nasdaq. “I’m excited to share that Blossom has teamed up with Nasdaq to help increase the exposure of their indexes to retail investors,” founder and chief executive officer Maxwell Nicholson stated online. Nicholson visited Nasdaq last year […]
Blossom Partners with TSX to Highlight Top Venture Stocks
Canadian investing platform Blossom has teamed up with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to spotlight the TSX Venture 50, the top-performing companies on the TSX Venture Exchange in 2024. The partnership marks a significant shift in investment media, with Blossom joining the TSX’s media ranks alongside Bloomberg. The collaboration integrates the TSX Venture 50 directly […]
Crowdfunded Blossom Aims to Bring Social Investing App to US Markets
This spring, Blossom is rethinking growth. The Vancouver startup was conceived in 2021 with the idea to combine day-trading technology with social elements. However, sliding markets and intense capital demands spurred Blossom to pivot away from establishing its own trading platform, and instead to focus on the synergy the app can add to existing platforms. […]
Fintech Blossom Exceeds Target with Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
A Vancouver-based startup is crowdfunding capital from the community. Blossom, a B.C. fintech firm, is using FrontFundr to raise capital from Canadians—and is seeing strong early success. The fintech, which claims to be growing by more than 10,000 users per month, has already raised more than $2 million previously from investors such as LOI Venture […]
Social Brokerage Blossom Snags Second at National Fintech Competition
Nearly 200 applicants were whittled down down to 12 finalists. After three months of competition and mentorship, four financial technology startups won this year’s Digital Commerce Calgary Fintech Award. The second-annual award, this year expanded nationwide, recognized Vancouver’s Blossom alongside DealPoint, Propra, and Elev as the top four winners—taking home prizes worth almost $400,000 in non-dilutive […]
Meet and Connect With Canada’s Top Business Leaders in Vancouver
The Peak’s Bet on Canada Summit is coming to Vancouver on October 25th. The inaugural, one-day summit will shine a light on the most important topics, trends, and tools for businesses in 2024, with some of the country’s top business leaders will sharing practical advice on conquering timely business challenges and offering step-by-step actions business leaders can use […]
Two Vancouver Startups Reach Top 12 For National Fintech Award
From an initial batch of 150 standout applications from startups across Canada, the 2023 Digital Commerce Calgary Fintech Award has announced their Top 12 startups. With a focus on everything from revolutionizing the housing and renovation industry to streamlining credit applications and optimizing the capital raising process, the finalists are redefining the financial landscape across […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]
5 Vancouver Fintechs Ready to Perform in 2023
The province of Ontario, and more specifically the region of greater Toronto, is Canada’s ultimate financial technology hotspot. In fact, it’s one of the biggest fintech hubs in the world. And as Canadians, we are proud of that. However, often living in the shadow of Canada’s financial epicentre are tech-forward startups hustling hard in areas […]