Areto Labs secures $1 million to address online abuse with machine learning
Areto Labs aims to help sports teams protect star athletes from social media trolls.
Funding
Immigration expert-led Immigrate aims to help Canadian firms bring the talent they need to Canada
Immigrate claims to have processed over 1,800 applications to date.
Federal government-backed Indigenous Growth Fund secures $3 million from Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc
“We know this investment will spark and inspire other companies to also contribute to economic reconciliation.”
Plobal Apps raises $8.5 million in Bessemer-led round to scale mobile e-commerce app for Shopify merchants
With $14 million in total funding, Plobal wants to go global.
Altrio secures $8 million to double headcount, bolster real estate investment software
Altrio claims its users include two of the world largest real estate investors.
Snowman gaming studio spinout Pok Pok closes $3.9 million CAD to help kids learn through play
Apple Design Award-winning Pok Pok has secured backing from gaming VCs.
Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund
Inovia’s Shawn Abbott says it’s a great time to be a well-capitalized VC.
Babbly secures $3.2 million CAD to scale speech development software for children
The Toronto startup aims to decipher babies’ babbling.
CapIntel closes $14.2 million CAD Series A to fuel US expansion of wealth management sales platform
With help of US-based FinTech Collective, CapIntel aims to build on Canadian growth.
FinTech startup Swoop raises £5.4 million to target US expansion through Canadian office
Irish company swooped into Canada last year after seeing country’s commitments to open banking.
University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
As quantum computing race heats up, EvolutionQ secures $7 million CAD for quantum-safe cybersecurity.
Flare Systems eyes US expansion following $9.5 million Series A funding
Flare wants to offer enterprise-grade tools to mid-sized companies.
Alberta government to invest $23 million for quantum hub at University of Calgary
The hub aims to create 26,000 jobs across Alberta by 2040.
Orna raises over $1 million in seed funding to bolster AI-powered cybersecurity platform
Orna is working on using blockchain tech for secure data storage.
Delphia closes $60 million USD to improve AI-driven investment platform with user-owned data
Delphia taps into crypto as reward for users that provide data.