Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke to donate 1,000,001 trees, following one million customer milestone
One day after releasing its Q3 2019 report, which revealed that the Ottawa-founded e-commerce company had reached one million…
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Centre for Social Innovation recruiting for Earth Tech accelerator
The Centre for Social Innovation, a coworking space and launchpad for impact ventures, is now recruiting for the first cohort…
Mila receives funding, support from Borealis AI for climate change project
Borealis AI, part of RBC Institute for Research, has announced a new collaboration with Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence…
Terramera, Livestock Water Recycling win Nutrien-Radicle Challenge
Terramera and Livestock Water Recycling claimed a combined $1.25 million USD after the final pitch competition of the Nutrien-Radicle…
Canadian investors join global group urging action on climate change
Climate Action 100+, a global investor group comprised of 370 investors with over $35 trillion USD in assets under management,…
Canivate developing automated growing system for cannabis
Vancouver-based Canivate Growing Systems has announced the development of a proprietary advanced facility and automated growing…
Renewal Funds closes $145 million to invest in cleantech
Vancouver-based Renewal Funds, a venture capital firm investing in environmental technology and sustainable consumer products,…
Acuva Technologies receives $1 million from Genome BC
Genome BC has invested $1 million in Acuva Technologies, which is developing UV-LED technology for water purification. Genome…
Cleantech VC ArcTern Ventures announces second close, $165 million in Fund II
ArcTern Ventures has announced the second close of its Fund II, drawing in $165 million from investors including TD Bank Group,…
Carbon Engineering to expand capacity of Direct Air Capture plant
Squamish, BC-based cleantech startup, Carbon Engineering is expanding the capacity of the design for its first commercial Direct…
Nutrien Radicle Challenge awarding $1.25 million USD to foodtech companies
Agtech and foodtech companies have the chance to win $1.25 million USD in investment at the Nutrien Radicle Challenge Canada,…
Parity secures $1.25 million from Silicon Valley Bank
Toronto-based Parity, which builds software that uses AI to eliminate energy waste in multi-residential buildings, has received…
Stash Energy raises $400,000 to help people save money on utility bills
Stash Energy, a startup that builds advanced energy storage systems, has received a $400,000 investment from The New Brunswick…
Applications open for second cohort of 100+ Sustainability Accelerator
Highline Beta and global beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have opened applications for the second cohort of…
Terramera raises $59.5 million CAD Series B for crop protection technology
Vancouver-based cleantech startup Terramera has raised a $59.5 million CAD Series B round, led by Ospraie Ag Science and Seed2Growth…