Helcim Secures $53 Million to Challenge Canadian Payment Infrastructure
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The Calgary-based firm's Series C funding arrives as it seeks to fill a vacuum in the domestic payments landscape.
Calgary-based Helcim has secured $53 million in Series C funding, as BetaKit first reported. The investment comes as the company looks to fill a perceived vacuum within the payments infrastructure of Canada.
While the funding marks a significant growth milestone for the cloud-native competitor, it arrives amidst a broader conversation regarding Canada's tech ecosystem. BetaKit notes that the Dominion List—a database created by VC Antoine Nivard—highlights a trend of Canadian-founded companies generating massive value in the U.S., including 53 unicorns and over $600 billion USD in funding. This trend is compounded by a lack of domestic capital, with the BDC identifying an early-stage funding gap as an "economic sovereignty" issue in May.