BDC Capital launching $135 million VC fund for energy and cleantech startups
BDC Capital announced that it is launching a new $135 million fund that will invest in 15 to 20 energy and cleantech startups.…
Cleantech
SimpTek Technologies raises $700,000 to help utility companies go greener
SimpTek Technologies, a Fredericton-based software company providing intelligent energy management solutions for homeowners…
Montreal’s AquaHacking competition encourages tech to tackle world’s water problems by working with cities
Water is the most precious resource we have. Here in Canada, we might like to think that we have a limitless supply, but the…
Today in startup updates: Shopify, BuildDirect, BroadbandTV & Encircle
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new divisions, apps, and platforms for their…
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator announces Fall 2016 cohort
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator has announced the five cleantech startups accepted into its fall 2016 cohort. The five companies…
Canadian government invests $45 million in cleantech companies
Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that it’s investing a total of $45 million to 17 cleantech initiatives…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
Innovacorp’s CleanTech Accelerate Program accepting applications
Halifax’s Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital association, is accepting applications from Nova…
Morgan Solar raises $10 million to continue development of solar technology
Morgan Solar, which develops high-efficiency solar technology, has raised $10 million in funding. The round was led by ArcTern…
Intelex acquires Denver-based Ecocion
Intelex Technologies announced this week the acquisition of Denver-based Ecocion, a SaaS-based environmental management information…
Toronto-based QD Solar among five winners of SunRISE TechBridge Challenge
Toronto-based QD Solar, which creates quantum dot-based solar cells using nano-engineered, low-cost materials that can absorb…
Ontario investing $3 million to support Sarnia biotechnology hub
The province of Ontario is partnering with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, the organisation behind the Bowman Centre biotechnology…
Montreal-based Inocucor raises $6 million in extended Series A
Montreal-based Inocucor, which develops sustainable microbial crop accelerators, announced the closing of its Series A round…
MaRS bringing Canadian cleantech startups to San Francisco for Cleantech Canada Demo Day
On June 1, MaRS is bringing seventeen Canadian cleantech companies to San Francisco for MaRS Cleantech Canada Demo Day. The…
Freightera drives Canada’s green vision forward at G7 Summit
As Canada’s Prime Minister joins the world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit in Japan this week hashing out economic, political…