Insurtech startup YouSet raises $3.5-million CAD seed round
The startup claims to save users nearly 30 percent on coverage in a process that takes minutes.
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Tracktile raises $575K to bring operations software to manufacturing industry plagued with “expensive and legacy” tech
BDC selected the PEI startup as the first investment from its Seed Venture Fund.
Workstaff closes $1.6-million seed round with ambitions to expand beyond Canada
Startup has doubled team from six to 15 people, with plans to funnel funding first into the US.
Corporate events and travel startup Planned closes $35-million Series B, adds Hopper CEO to board
The startup plans to automate “tragically old school industry” and expand internationally.
Eigen Innovations raises $3.5 million
Eigen Innovations, which helps manufacturers tackle production issues using IoT technology, has closed $3.5 million in a round…
Today in funding ($16.4M): Agrisoma, Novarc
This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Today in funding: JobBliss, Casalova, Anomera
This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Inocucor raises $38.8 million Series B to invest in R&D, US expansion
Montreal-based Inocucor, a company producing sustainable biological crop products, has just closed a $38.8 million Series B…
Today in funding: MineSense, Propulse Analytics, NRStor, SecureKey
This past week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
BCIC Ignite award winners receive $2.6 million to commercialize natural resource research
The BC Innovation Council has announced the three winners of its second Ignite Awards, giving out just over $873,000 to BC…
Today in government: Ontario seeks fund managers for cleantech fund, Canada invests $15.6M in George Brown College
In the past week, the Canadian and Ontario governments made two announcements as part of an ongoing effort to better embrace…
Vanedge Capital receives $15 million from BC Tech Fund
In mid-October, the BC government announced that Toronto-based Kensington Capital Partners would manage its $100 million Tech…
VC Report: $2.5 billion invested in first nine months of 2016 best since 2001
Thomson Reuters released its analysis on venture capital deal activity for Q3 2016, stating that venture capital activity in…
Relay Ventures raises $200 million third fund to continue focus on mobile tech companies
When Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008, he knew two things: that this up-and-coming “mobile thing” was going…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…