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Deck Calls National Bank Lawsuit Frivolous, Seeks Dismissal

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Montréal startup Deck is asking a Québec court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its former employer, National Bank of Canada, calling the action “frivolous, abusive, and destined to fail.” The suit, brought by National Bank and its subsidiary Flinks, alleges Deck co-founders Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf and Frédérick Lavoie breached a non-compete agreement.

Deck argues it does not compete with Flinks, instead offering AI agents that retrieve password-protected data on users’ behalf. The founders are seeking dismissal of the claim and $60,000 plus legal fees. The allegations have not yet been tested in court.

Want to know more? Check out the source code on Betakit.

Montreal’s Deck Aims to Be ‘Plaid for the Web’

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Montreal-based startup Deck has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Infinity Ventures, bringing its total raised to $16.5 million since launching in January 2024. Founded by former Flinks executives Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Frederick Lavoie, and Bruno Lambert, Deck enables user-permissioned data access across non-API web platforms.

Its browser-based AI agents extract and structure data from utility portals, payroll systems, e-commerce backends, and more. With customers in over 40 countries and applications spanning energy, music royalties, and food distribution, Deck aims to “Plaid-ify” the rest of the internet.

Want to know more? Check out the source code on TechCrunch.

FinTech Founders Launch Deck with $6.2M to Tackle Utility Data

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Deck, a new API startup from the founders of Flinks, has raised $6.2 million CAD to streamline energy consumption tracking for businesses. Co-founders Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf and Frédérick Lavoie aim to simplify sustainability reporting by connecting businesses with private utility data.

Deck’s platform centralizes energy, water, and fuel data, allowing companies to automate what was once a manual process. The Toronto-based funding round was co-led by Golden Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures, with support from Luge Capital. Deck’s long-term vision is to provide an infrastructure for user-permissioned data across industries.

Want to know more? Check out the source code on BetaKit.