Spring Loaded Technology wins the 2015 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award
Halifax-based Spring Loaded Technology, makers of the Bionic Boost, has been awarded with the 2015 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award and also $100,000. Bionic Boost…
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Kira Talent raises $1.2 million from Relay Ventures, BDC, Tony Lacavera and others
Toronto-based startup Kira Talent has raised $1.2 million to expand its online talent assessment tool. This latest investment was “a planned second tranche” and…
BDC now accepting applications for its annual Young Entrepreneurs Award
Starting today, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is accepting applications for its annual BDC Young Entrepreneur Awards. The grand prize is a…
Wagepoint secures $2 million investment from Extreme Venture Partners, BDC, ACOA
Waterloo-based Wagepoint announced today a $2 million injection of seed funding that will assist the company to expand its services into the United States…
bitHound raises over $2 million from Michael Wekerle and BDC Capital
Kitchener-based bitHound has successfully closed over $2 million in seed funding, led by Michael Wekerle, who is the CEO Co-founder of Difference Capital and…
Golden Venture Partners raises $40 million from Northleaf, BDC and others
According to a blog post, Golden Venture Partners has successfully closed its second fund valued at $40 million. Golden Venture Partners II was led…
Execution Labs receives $6 million in funding, unveiles two new programs for independent game developers
Execution Labs, the Montreal-based accelerator and incubator for independent mobile game developers, has received $6 million Series A funding. The investment was led by…
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical Raises $2 Million from BDC Capital, Naavon and Fundfire
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical has received $2 million in financing from BDC Capital, along with participation from Naavon and Fundfire. Clearwater Clinical designs and manufactures…
BDC lists ‘The 5 do’s and 5 don’ts of successful businesses’ (infographic)
BDC has created an infographic that gives an outline of what they believe to be “the 5 do’s and 5 don’ts of successful businesses.”…
BDC Capital Partners with Creative Destruction Lab, Aims to Reach $1 Billion in Equity Value
Creative Destruction Labs (CDL), who is based at Rotman School of Management at U of T, started in 2012 and has exceeded is $100…
Tacit Innovations Scores $450,000 Investment, Will ‘Enhance the Restaurant Experience’
Tacit Innovations, a graduate from Communitech’s third cohort last year, has announced $450,000 in seed funding from The Laurier Start-up Fund and angel investors. This…
WSU Business School Names Canada Second Best Location to Start a Company
A new infographic put together by Washington State University’s School of Business has named Canada as the second best place in the world to…
BDC Exec Argues for More ‘Catalytic Partner Financing’ Rather Than Just VC Money
A Business Development of Canada (BDC) executive has taken to the Globe and Mail to argue for the case of “catalytic partner financing,” a…