Audette raises $12.8 million CAD to ‘level up’ decarbonization of buildings
The Victoria-based startup plans to expand from five to 150 North American cities.
Cleantech
Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally
Vancouver closely follows at 14th, with Calgary 27th, and Toronto-Waterloo 35th.
BDC commits $400 million for second cleantech-focused fund
Climate Tech Fund II focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Parity raises $8 million to target wasteful emissions in buildings
New legislation fighting climate change in US could benefit Parity.
Innovate BC awards $2.3 million to eight R&D projects
Terramera, HTEC among recipients of this year’s funding.
Giatec receives $5 million from BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice to bolster concrete testing tech
Giatec’s clients include construction firms like AECOM, McCarthy.
Creator Jacket, Litus named winners in Elevate 2022 pitch competitions
Creator Jacket won $15,000, while Litus secured $100,000 from The Firehood.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
Final winner will be named on Oct 6th at the Technology Impact Awards gala.
Ideon Technologies raises $21 million CAD Series A to fuel transition to low-impact mining and EVs
Ideon’s platform enables mining companies to “drill less and discover more.”
Idealist Capital secures $250 million initial close for new climate impact fund
The fund is led by Québec business leaders with ties to Power Corp and Bombardier.
Meet the five Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Demo Day
Smallest #CDNtech group since Winter 2019 features four Toronto companies and one from Edmonton.
Vive Crop Protection secures $34 million CAD Series C to drive AgTech R&D
Amid competition from major ag chemical firms, Vive sees R&D speed, efficiency as a differentiator.
Direct-C closes $3.9 million Series A from Henkel and GreenSky to scale oil leak detection tech
University of Calgary spinout sees applications for its tech beyond oil and gas.
Metafold 3D secures $500,000 from Active Impact Investments to build 3D printing’s “missing piece”
Idea behind Metafold was spun out of co-founders’ consulting work with a major sportswear manufacturer.
Report maps Canadian sustainable proptech industry and nearly $1.5 billion in investments
Amp Energy, GoBolt, Ecobee, Brainbox AI among top funded startups in the sector.