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NGen commits funding to new $72 million production facility that involves Canadian tech startups
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster, has committed to invest $16.8…
General Assembly Pizza closes $13 million to scale pizza subscriptions across Canada
Toronto’s General Assembly Pizza (GA Pizza), which touts itself as “the world’s first pizza subscription,” has closed…
Following acquisition by Telus, EQ Care launches new virtual health platform for workplaces
Montréal-based virtual care company EQ Care has launched a new virtual health and wellness platform for workplaces, aimed…
Boreal Ventures launches $26 million fund investing in Québec’s early-stage deep tech startups
In partnership with Centech, Boreal Ventures has launched as a new venture capital fund that aims to invest in Québec tech…
Boast.ai secures $100 million credit facility to build Clearbanc for R&D tax credits
Boast.ai has secured a $100 million credit facility to provide companies with up-front loans for their government research…
Private equity firm Novacap raises largest ever fund at $1.865 billion USD
Leading Canadian private equity firm Novacap has closed its latest fund with $1.865 billion USD ($2.37 billion CAD). This marks…
Shopify hits record revenue, profits amid massive year of growth
Shopify’s fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for 2020 list record revenues and profits for the e-commerce retailer,…
Labour demand among Canadian startups shows signs of recovery in Q4: report
In the fourth quarter of 2020, labour demand among Canadian startups nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, suggesting the market…
TWG acquired by Deloitte
Toronto-based application development and data engineering consultancy TWG has been acquired by Deloitte Digital, the creative…
Electronic medical records provider Medfar Clinical Solutions raises $25 million CAD
Walter Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Montreal’s Medfar Clinical Solutions, leading a $25 million CAD…
Spark Microsystems raises $17.5 million to accelerate commercialization of wireless transceiver tech
Montreal fabless semiconductor startup Spark Microsystems has raised a $17.5 million CAD equity financing round to bring its…
Felix Health raises $10 million amid increased demand for virtual prescription service focused on stigmatized health issues
Toronto-based healthtech startup Felix Health, which offers users access to treatments for common, but often stigmatized, health…
With new execs and new products, Koho says it’s ready to become Canada’s leading challenger bank
The launch of a new credit building product this week is the latest of many moves by Koho to scale its growth and become Canada’s…
Today in funding: Manifest Climate, Clearpath Robotics, ReFuel Mobile, theBoardlist, Zentrela, Librestream
Six Canada-affiliated tech startups, Manifest Climate, Clearpath Robotics, ReFuel Mobile, theBoardlist, Zentrela, and Librestream,…