CruxOCM closes $23.3-million CAD Series A led by Microsoft’s venture fund
Investment empowers CruxOCM to bring co-pilot to more energy sector control rooms.
Targeted by activist investor, Bitfarms chairman and co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down
The board shakeup follows Bitfarms adopting a second ‘poison pill’ after its first was struck down.
BC Securities Commission panel finds crypto platform ezBtc diverted one-third of customer funds to gambling, personal accounts
In one case, BCSC found that a customer’s bitcoin deposit was transferred to a gambling website within 14 minutes.
NGen invests $21.4 million across quantum, space, and EV manufacturing projects
Nord Quantique, Mission Control, among project partners supported by the federally backed innovation cluster.
Marketing platform MaxBounty acquired by German ad firm Mrge
MaxBounty is the second Canadian company acquired by a Mrge in just over a year.
CAAIN seeks automation, “data-driven” AgTech projects for $6-million challenge
Interested parties must submit a project application form by Aug. 9.
Interior design project management platform Mydoma acquired by California’s Studio Designer
Companies will support nearly 20,000 interior designers across the United States and Canada combined.
Lithium-ion battery developer UgoWork closes Series C funding to expand HQ, production facility
UgoWork said it might raise additional capital, but declined to disclose further details.
Justice Department involved following Invest Nova Scotia employee email scam
Phisher impersonating Sandpiper Ventures received $573,000.
VitalHub agrees to acquire MedCurrent Corporation for up to $34 million
The total transaction value is dependent on annual performance over 36 months.
Three Canadian FinTech firms strike new partnerships
VoPay, Flinks, and Payfare have been tapped to power offerings for tech giants, credit union.
Arcadea Group secures $336 million CAD to acquire vertical SaaS companies
Capital injection brings the firm’s war chest up to $690 million CAD.
Xanadu and CMC among partners in academic quantum projects receiving $7.4 million in federal grant funding
INRS has three projects receiving funding from NSERC.
RetiSpec secures $13.8 million Series A to detect Alzheimer’s early through retinal imaging
American pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and medical device provider Topcon Healthcare join as strategic investors.
BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy invests $7.6 million across nine companies following call for innovation
Selected companies tackle energy storage, carbon management, alternative fuels, and low-carbon hydrogen.