BlackBerry launches $50 million fund to work with AutoTech startups
BlackBerry has launched a $50 million fund to help data-driven automotive ecosystem startups bring their tech to market using…
Funding
Travel startup Hopper raises $213 million CAD Series F round
Montréal-based travel startup Hopper has closed a $213 million CAD ($170 million USD) Series F round of funding led by Capital…
Virtual live learning platform Disco raises $6 million CAD seed round
Toronto-based Disco, which has developed a platform allowing users to build live virtual learning experiences, has raised an…
Deloitte spin-out company Arteria AI raises $13.7 million CAD Series A round
Toronto-based Arteria AI, which applies artificial intelligence to the drafting, negotiation, and analysis of contracts, has…
Today in funding: LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk, Emerge Commerce, Fusebill
Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding to fuel their growth, including LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk,…
Gig economy FinTech startup Payfare closes public offering at $65 million
Toronto-based startup Payfare closed its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Friday, pulling in $65.4…
Nearing the first close of his $500 million private equity fund, Maverix’s John Ruffolo wants to help build “another 10 Shopifys”
Notable Canadian investor John Ruffolo has pulled the curtain off his new venture, Maverix Private Equity, a private equity…
AppDirect lands $54.8 million loan from Quebec to expand presence in Montréal
San Francisco-based cloud software startup AppDirect has secured up to $54.8 million CAD ($40 million USD) in financing from…
Secondary deal will see Nuvei stakeholders sell $494 million USD in company shares
Nuvei has announced its CEO, chief financial officer, as well as two of its investors, will sell $494 million USD worth of…
Launchtrip raises $4.7 million CAD seed round as tourism industry eyes pent-up demand for travel
Vancouver-based travel-tech startup Launchtrip has raised a $4.7 million CAD seed round of funding, as the travel sector is…
OMERS survey finds dealflow rose or held steady during COVID-19 for most Canadian VCs
One year into the pandemic, research suggests that for the majority of Canadian venture capital (VC) firms deal activity has…
NuPort Robotics receives $1 million from Ontario for autonomous trucking project with Canadian Tire
Toronto-based autotech startup NuPort Robotics has received $1 million in funding from the Ontario government for a new automated…
Brim Financial raises $25 million to grow FinTech platform
Toronto’s Brim Financial has closed a $25 million CAD Series B as it looks to expand its FinTech “platform-as-a-service”…
Livescale raises $2.5 million as startup seeks to provide the video backbone for e-commerce
Montréal-based Livescale Technologies, with a platform allowing consumer brands to host live shopping events, has raised $2.5…
Inovia Capital raises $450 million Growth Fund II to find another Lightspeed
Inovia Capital has raised $450 million USD for its second growth stage fund as the Montréal-based venture firm aims to build…