Report: Canada’s agriculture sector must invest in analytics platforms, R&D to remain competitive
While some sectors in Canada — such as the financial or healthcare sectors — are generally keeping up-to-date on tech trends and innovation, others…
AgTech
Inocucor raises $38.8 million Series B to invest in R&D, US expansion
Montreal-based Inocucor, a company producing sustainable biological crop products, has just closed a $38.8 million Series B round. The first close is led by…
FarmLead raises $8.6 million Series A for US expansion
FarmLead, an Ottawa-based online grain marketplace, announced a $6.5 million USD Series A raise led by Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), the venture capital arm…
Today in funding: Symend, TruLeaf, Beagle
Canadian companies from all over Canada have announced boosts in funding as the year comes to a close. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Penta Medical takes home $35,000 from Velocity Fund Finals
Today, the University of Waterloo hosted its 17th Velocity Fund Finals, with 20 companies vying for their share of $125,000. The startups had three…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom. Big Viking Games raises…
Fredericton-based Resson raises $14M Series B from McCain Foods, Monsanto Growth Ventures
Fredericton-based Resson, which helps agriculture service providers and individual growers boost productivity with predictive analysis for crop management, has raised a $14 million CAD…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s the latest…
TruLeaf launches $1.37 million campaign on AgFunder to close Series A
TruLeaf, a Halifax-based agtech company dedicated to developing multi-layer plant farm technology to provide predictable supplies of plants, announced that it is using U.S.-based…
Today in funding: SecureKey, FundThrough, AVAC
Toronto and Calgary lead the latest round of FinTech and AgTech funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …