CFIN, Ontario Genomics reveal winners of cumulative $900,000 for food innovation research
Winners aim to replicate the taste, feel, and smell of meat without any meat.
AgTech
Yuan Shi joins The51 as Food and AgTech Fund targets $50 million
Shi launched the climate stream at CDL-Vancouver.
Yamaha Motor Ventures leads Verge Ag’s $7.5 million Series A round to scale precision farming tech
Verge Ag wants to help farmers plan(t) ahead.
Terramera receives $1 million from BC to measure carbon levels in soil
Terramera wants to spread regenerative farming techniques across BC.
Startup Genome ranks Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo among top global AgTech, new food ecosystems
Vancouver came ninth, while Toronto-Waterloo finished 11th.
Sollum secures $2.5 million from SDTC to jumpstart $14 million “Sun-as-a-Service” project
Sollum’s LED grow light solution is designed to recreate the sun’s natural light.
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.
Ontario helps agricultural innovation grow with up to $22 million investment
The funding is going to university and startup AgTech projects.
Wyvern secures $4 million from SDTC to use satellite tech for farming
Wyvern previously raised $4.5 million in pre-seed, seed funding.
Space data startup Wyvern reveals $4.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding
The company is also set to join Y Combinator’s 2022 cohort.
Emmertech closes $60 million to grow “dominant” Canadian AgTech companies
The final close adds $15 million and new LPs to the fund.
Ukko Agro closes $5.1 million seed round to help farmers make crop management decisions at scale
Ukko Agro helps ag companies make informed crop management decisions.
Four startups from initial Entrepreneur First Toronto cohort raise collective $5.7 million CAD
As part of Entrepreneur First Toronto’s initial cohort in the city, startups TriplePlay (formerly Lobby), Vivid Machines,…
Gotcare, Nectar raise seed funding supported by Telus’ corporate impact fund
Two social and environmental impact-focused Canadian tech companies, Toronto-based Gotcare and Montréal-based Nectar Technologies,…
Acquisition roundup: Semios, Lone Wolf, Pluribus, Graph Blockchain, Frenter, NestReady
Six Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired. Here are the latest details on Canada’s…