Willful lands Dragon Michele Romanow in new $750,000 round
Kevin Oulds and Erin Bury entered the Dragons’ Den in June to pitch their death tech startup Willful. It was a move that could…
Extreme Venture Partners founders, Chamath Palihapitiya lose appeal in Tinder sale lawsuit
An Ontario Court of Appeal Judge not only rejected the arguments of two former founders of Extreme Venture Partners (EVP), and the CEO of…
Pow! Bam! Biff! Special effects studio Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies raises $6.5 million
Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies might sound like your worst nightmare, but it’s actually the name of a technology and visual effects (VFX) startup that’s…
General Fusion powers up with $166 million CAD round for its energy technology
In its quest to develop commercial fusion power, General Fusion just reached another milestone with what it is describing as an oversubscribed $166 million…
Spare ready to roll with $18 million Series A funding for its on-demand transit software
An oversubscribed $18 million Series A round is going to help Spare further build out its mobility software platform for public transit, ride sharing,…
Constellation Software launches $200 million venture fund to find potential acquisitions
Constellation Software Inc. has launched a $200 million CAD venture capital fund, called VMS Ventures, saying it will finance startups and rapidly growing vertical…
Hootsuite eyes 2022 as “window has closed” for new Canadian tech IPOs
While Hootsuite’s IPO dreams might not be dashed, they are delayed, as a frigid public market response to tech IPOs has motivated the Vancouver-based…
Anatomy of an IPO: How Coveo prepared to take itself public
It was back in mid-October, immediately after Coveo acquired English commerce intelligence company Qubit, that the Canadian company decided to launch its bid to…
mCloud aims to secure capital for push into Middle East, as it lists to Nasdaq Capital Markets
mCloud Technologies Corp hopes to raise gross proceeds of $9.5 million USD from a public offering as it begins trading November 24 on the…
Bill Gates firm backs Mangrove Lithium, as need for faster lithium processing for electric vehicles booms
Mangrove Lithium has received a $10 million USD ($12.6 million CAD) Series A round to address the emerging deficit of high-purity lithium needed for…
Rhino Ventures unveils $120 million third fund to invest beyond Western Canada
Rhino Ventures announced its Fund III on November 23, and armed with $120 million CAD is ready to move beyond British Columbia and take…
GaN Systems nails $189.7 million CAD to drive semiconductor innovation
GaN Systems, a producer of gallium nitride power semiconductors, has secured a $150 million USD ($189.7 million CAD) growth capital funding round. The company…
Espresso Capital secures $200 million USD credit facility to fund tech firms in red-hot venture debt market
Espresso Capital has closed a $200 million USD credit facility from KeyBank, a Cleveland, Ohio-based financial institution. Espresso, a provider of venture debt, said…