Today in funding: Sequence Bio, icejam games, Kensington Venture Fund & more
This week, government funding came through for many Canadian startups. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
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Government of Canada dedicating $30 million to cyberinfrastructure initiative
Peter Braid, an MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, announced funding yesterday to the tune of $30 million for the development of an…
Venture capital investment across Canada up 33 per cent since last year
According to data released by Thomson Reuters, venture capital investment in Canadian startups gained momentum in the second…
FedDev Ontario invests $2.175 million in Halla Visteon Canada
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced today an investment of up to $2.175…
Perimeter Medical Imaging secures $5 Million Series A funding
Toronto-based Perimeter Medical Imaging, a company that develops real-time imaging systems for in-surgery tissue assessment,…
eSight is going public
Damon Capital Corp, a Canadian capital pool company, has agreed to combine with eSight. eSight, which helps the legally blind…
Today in Funding: Benevity, Northleaf Capital Partners, and Viafoura
A variety of Canadian companies and funds raised big money this week. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Snug Vest’s wearable hug gets funding love to tackle U.S. market
Vancouver startup Snug Vest recently gained $500,000 in new funding for its innovative vest that gives people with autism a…
TRACE Acquires Saskatoon-based UAV Manufacturer Draganfly Innovations
Toronto-based TRACE recently received $7 million in funding and promised it would expand its team and technology through various…
Procurify secures $4 million investment, brings on Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes and CFO Steve Johnson as advisors
Procurify, an international cloud procurement software firm headquartered in Vancouver, announced it’s received $4 million…
500px raises $13 million Series B to capture Chinese market
500px announced today that it has closed a $13 million Series B round led by strategic investor Visual China Group. All major…
GroupBy Inc. receives $3 million investment from BEST Funds
BEST Funds, a partnership between Toronto-based private equity/venture capital firm’s B.E.S.T. Active 365 Fund LP and Tier…
Qoints wins N100 Startup Competition and $100,000 in equity financing
The winner of the annual N100 Startup Competition has been announced and Toronto-based Qoints secures $100,000 in equity financing.…
Montreal-based Sportlogiq receives $1.7 million led by Tim Tokarsky and includes an investment from Mark Cuban
Montreal-based Sportlogiq has announced it’s received an investment of $1.7 million, lead by Tim Tokarsky and includes…
Kaizena raises $900,000 in seed funding to bring “good change” to students worldwide
Kitchener-Waterloo based startup Kaizena announced today the close of $900,000 in seed funding, led by NewSchools Seed Fund,…