With the spotlight shining on Canadian tech, Kanata Ventures wants international startups to become part of the story
How trips to São Paulo, London, and Hong Kong sold Kanata Ventures on Canada.
Canadian Startup News
NACO names Claudette McGowan, Mohamad Fakih among ‘Nation Builders of the Year’
The inaugural award highlights business leaders who are “driving positive change” in Canada.
IntelliCulture closes $1.7 million Emmertech-led seed round to scale farm management platform
With beachhead in wineries, IntelliCulture wants cherries, apples, and tree nuts, too.
Google reveals second cohort of Canadian cloud accelerator
Tiggy, Booxi, and SmartONE are some of the 11 startups joining this year.
Canadian Armed Forces veteran, Shopify co-founder team up for $50 million military tech fund
Kensington Capital Partners has committed $10 million as the anchor investor.
ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters
ApplyBoard has rebranded Panda Portal to TrainHub.
PwC digital banking director Abraham Tachjian to be named Canada’s open banking lead
The appointment to come almost a year after its recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Open Banking.
FinTech startup Reach secures $30 million in equity and debt
The deal marks Reach’s first outside capital.
Bootstrapped since 2008, Helcim raises $16 million for Stripe-style payment solution
Pivot in 2020 turned reseller into fast-growing payments FinTech.
How Optimity’s Jane Wang turned a personal tragedy into a life optimization platform
Wang is on a quest to democratize access to wellness and wealth.
While some Canadian tech companies move to support Ukrainians, others cut ties with Russia
In addition to support, some startups are following the Canadian government’s lead on sanctioning Russia.
Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream
The acquisition nearly doubles Fullscript’s annual revenue and users.
Alberta NDP tables bill to create new provincial venture fund for tech
NDP noted Alberta attracted less venture capital last year than provinces like Ontario, BC, Québec.
MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its legaltech solution
Lawyer-led MinuteBox helps law firms manage their operations.
Creative Destruction Lab’s space stream goes global, expands to Atlanta, Paris
“This means twice the potential, and twice the possibilities for participating ventures.”