StandUp Ventures reveals second fund dedicated to women-led startups with $30 million initial close
StandUp Ventures has secured just over $30 million in initial capital for its second fund after finding early success investing…
Funding
Vancouver-based Dapper Labs raises $250 million USD, partners with Spain’s LaLiga
Vancouver-based unicorn Dapper Labs Inc. announced $250 million USD ($319.1 million CAD) in new funding, September 22. New…
Angel Host raises $5.2 million USD to capitalize on vacation rental industry spike
Angel Host closed its seed funding round in August with $5.2 million USD led by White Star Capital and joined by Desjardins…
Rebranded Daylight Automation raises $15.7 million CAD in Series A funding
FormHero announced its rebrand to Daylight Automation Inc., along with a $12.3 million USD ($15.7 million CAD) Series A funding…
Inovia partners part of newly launched acquisition company, Soar Technology, and $230 million USD IPO
Two partners from Inovia have joined a newly formed acquisitions company. Chris Arsenault and Patrick Pichette from Inovia…
PhenoTips secures $2.5 million CAD to expand reach of medical genetics software
Toronto-based medical software startup PhenoTips has raised $2.5 million CAD in its first round of venture financing, as it…
Rewind fundraise shows that slow and steady can win the market
Mike Potter knew he had to move faster. The CEO and co-founder of Ottawa-based Rewind admitted to BetaKit in January that the…
Sparrow raises $3.25 million CAD to accelerate computational health tech development
Halilfax-based Sparrow has raised $3.25 million CAD in its Pre-Series A financing round from Klister Credit Corp. and Killick…
Vancouver-based First Fund closes additional $6 million for pre-seed investment fund
Samarth Chandola began his entrepreneurial journey in Canada with a $35,000 cheque from an angel investor to launch his first…
LearnExperts raises $1.25 million in seed funding to accelerate digital training solutions
An Ottawa-based startup has secured more than one million dollars in seed funding to enhance its course development platform.…
SMRT1 crowdfunds over $484,000 for smart touchscreen for vending machines
SMRT1, a Nelson, BC-based startup, raised almost half a million dollars through its seed round crowdfunding campaign that closed…
CarDoor raises $3 million, prepares its online car retail platform for cross-Canada expansion
Toronto-based CarDoor is preparing to expand its online car retailing platform across Canada after raising $3 million CAD in…
Foxquilt raises $8 million Series A round to accelerate US expansion
After building out and testing its insurance platform in the Canadian market, Toronto-based startup Foxquilt has secured $8…
Clearco partners with California’s MicroAquire to help founders find acquisitions
Toronto-based founder support startup Clearco is partnering with San Mateo, California-based MicroAcquire in a collaboration…
Halifax’s Proposify receives $5 million to help growth of proposal creation solution
Halifax-based Proposify received a round of Series A funding worth $5 million CAD from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)…