With nearly $4 billion raised, BC tech “stepped into the spotlight” in 2021
Investment in BC startups grew over 300 percent in 2021.
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OMERS Ventures reinvests in Deliverect as part of $150 million USD Series D round
The Belgian firm with Canadian roots now has a $1.4 billion valuation.
Ramen Ventures announces angel fund is winding down
The ex-Shopify leaders plan to “go back to building.”
Wealthsimple launches green ETF on the NEO Exchange
The green bonds are helping finance solar projects and wind farms.
Zafin acquires Fincad, adding analytics to its FinTech services
Zafin also announced launch of a new banking group.
Three Canadian regions ranked among the best global cleantech ecosystems by Startup Genome
Toronto-Waterloo ranked best cleantech ecosystem in Canada.
Toronto shattered venture funding records in 2021 as city grew accustomed to billion-dollar quarters
Investment in Toronto tech grew 400 percent in 2021.
A win for HomeTeam Live: streaming sports company lands $450,000 pre-seed funding
HomeTeamLive’s AI-powered cameras live stream amateur sports events to subscribers.
Clio alum launches legaltech startup Lawbrokr to match consumers with lawyers
Pre-seed funding in hand, Lawbrokr has launched in Toronto.
AI drug discovery startup BenchSci scores $63 million Series C round led by Inovia, TCV
BenchSci says its tech is used by 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies.
Tech sees progress in promoting women to executive roles, but still lags behind other sectors
Review places the tech sector at the bottom for female C-suite executives.
Pluribus Technologies starts trading on TSX Venture Exchange after reverse takeover
The software acquisition company has scooped up nine firms since 2019.
Canadian crypto bros can get NFT profile pics from new Twitter Blue feature
Canada is currently one of only four countries with access to Twitter Blue.