Greeneye Technology raises $7 million USD seed round with Panache Ventures, Techstars
Greeneye Technology, an AgTech startup that offers an artificial intelligence-powered platform to help farmers detect and spray…
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Halal FinTech startup Manzil launches private placement offering on FrontFundr
Manzil, a Toronto-based FinTech startup that offers halal financial solutions including mortgages, is offering the public a…
Lumeca Health, SaskTel partner to provide residents of Cowessess First Nation virtual care
Lumeca Health, a Regina-based healthtech startup, has partnered with telecommunications company SaskTel to make virtual healthcare…
McRock Capital holds final close of Fund II at $112 million
McRock Capital, which invests exclusively in the Internet of Things (IoT) companies, has held the final close for its McRock…
Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
Climate change and social impact investing have been on the mind of Real Ventures’ Sylvain Carle for some time now. A few…
Fashion e-commerce startup BlackCart raises $2.8 million CAD to fast-track platform launch
BlackCart, a Toronto-based fashion and e-commerce startup, is coming out of beta with $2.8 million CAD ($2 million USD) in…
Canadians can now buy their own PPE direct from The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer that was spun out of EdTech…
Nesto raises $11.5 million Series A round as it looks to “simplify” the mortgage industry
Nesto, a startup focused on simplifying the mortgage financing experience, raised $11.5 million CAD in Series A financing.…
Ten members added to federal government’s Industry Strategy Council
The federal government has announced the members of its Industry Strategy Council, the initiative aimed to help with Canada’s…
Front Row Ventures relaunches women’s accelerator virtually after pausing amid pandemic
Front Row Ventures is making its pre-accelerator program, the Women Founders Project, virtual after pausing the program earlier…
Lack of VC activity caused by pandemic not reflected in Q1 2020, says CVCA’s Kim Furlong
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has released its detailed report for the first quarter of…
Shopify donates funds in response to racial injustice, resurfacing long-standing criticisms
Shopify has resurfaced long-standing criticisms of its company policies after CEO Tobi Lütke shared a message of support for…
Poka closes $6.4 million CAD for connected factory worker platform
Poka, a Quebec City-based startup that has developed a “connected workforce” app, has closed $6.4 million CAD. The round…
Montreal’s Vention raises $38 million CAD Series B
Vention, a manufacturing automation tech startup, has raised $38 million CAD in Series B financing. The round was led by Georgian…
Black Swan #10 – Please register for our virtual event
I’m not supposed to be here. I know. We’re all thinking that, and it’s true for everyone. But I was literally supposed…