With new president Sarah Miller Wright, Certn targets profitable growth over acquisitions
Following 2023 layoffs, Miller Wright must steer Certn’s global operations through a “transformation year.”
British Columbia
Four Canadian companies selected to Comcast SportsTech Accelerator
Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.
BC’s tech companies stand out in 2024 TSX Venture 50 list
Tech companies surged on the TSXV, with an average share price growth of 178 percent.
Levr.ai closes $1-million seed round for AI-powered loan platform for small businesses
Startup serves companies that “big banks struggle to service and tech startups often ignore.”
Unbounce among the latest #CDNtech companies making changes at the top
WeCook, Aifred Health, and Stream Systems have also made leadership changes this month.
Bank modernization software provider Zafin to be acquired by Nordic Capital
A Zafin investor said the deal represents one of the largest recent exits in the Canadian software industry.
Innovate BC taps IP expert Peter Cowan as next president and CEO
Cowan most recently led Ontario’s intellectual property agency.
US-based JMI Equity buys out Safe Software co-founder in strategic investment
30-year-old BC firm hopes to hit $250 million in annual revenue in five years.
Eavor, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among 13 Canadian companies named to 2024 Global Cleantech 100
Seven of the 13 Canadian cleantech companies hail from British Columbia.
Alida appoints Efrem Ainsley CEO as software firm targets “long-term sustainability”
Ross Wainwright departs after four years with the company formerly called Vision Critical.
Social Finance Fund-backed Realize Capital Partners reveals first nine investments
Recipients include Idealist, Maple Bridge, PaceZero, Raven, Relentless, and The51.
Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as bank lenders, VCs pull back.
Asian food delivery service Fantuan secures $40-million USD Series C round
The funding will be used to improve its platform and explore an expansion into other service sectors.
Innovate BC, NRC IRAP invest $2 million into 13 BC cleantech companies
BC Fast Pilot program has invested $9.9 million into 75 projects to date.
InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange
The startup claims its revenues have grown fivefold in the last five years.