Canivate developing automated growing system for cannabis
Vancouver-based Canivate Growing Systems has announced the development of a proprietary advanced facility and automated growing…
Cleantech
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…
Rockport receives $12 million government investment for data storage project
Ottawa-based SaaS startup Rockport Networks has received a $12 million investment from the federal government to support the…
Beekeeping tech startup Nectar raises $1.1 million CAD seed round
Nectar, a Montreal-based startup offering a management platform for commercial beekeepers and crop growers, has raised a $1.1…
The ten winning companies of CED Fast Forward Challenge
Ten startups have received a combined $500,000 from the Canada Economic Development (CED) for Québec Regions’ Fast Forward…
Today in government funding: Quebec, cleantech, healthtech
Today in government funding, three organizations in Quebec received $415,000, a Burlington-based healthtech company received…
Interface Fluidics raises $6 million Series A for “disruptive” oil recovery tech
Calgary-based oil field laboratory services company Interface Fluidics has announced it has raised a Series A round of $6 million…