Payment Rails rebrands to Trolley, closes $7 million Series A to expand reach of global payouts platform
Montréal-based FinTech startup Payment Rails has rebranded as Trolley and secured $7 million CAD in Series A financing to…
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Summit Nanotech wins $1 million Women in Cleantech challenge
MaRS Discovery District and Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) announced November 30, that the grand prize winner of the three-year…
Just Boardrooms raises $3 million, launches marketplace for in-person meeting spaces
Toronto-based Just Boardrooms has raised $3 million CAD from a group of angel investors as the company launched its online…
Willful lands Dragon Michele Romanow in new $750,000 round
Kevin Oulds and Erin Bury entered the Dragons’ Den in June to pitch their death tech startup Willful. It was a move that…
Montréal-based cleantech startup Polystyvert receives $3.5 million in government funding
The Government of Canada announced November 30, Montréal-based cleantech startup, Polystyvert, has received $3.5 million in…
Life House closes $77 million CAD round co-led by Inovia, Kayak to help hotels boost profitability
After establishing itself as a full-service operator in the hotel space, Life House has secured $77 million CAD ($60 million…
Pow! Bam! Biff! Special effects studio Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies raises $6.5 million
Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies might sound like your worst nightmare, but it’s actually the name of a technology and visual…
San Francisco’s Maple VC closes $16.5 million for second fund focused on Canadian founders
San Francisco-based seed-stage investment firm Maple VC has secured $16.5 million USD for Fund II to support its plans to back…
Alida secures additional $3 million from BMO Capital to accelerate growth strategy
Customer experience management company Alida secured an additional $3 million for its Series D round from BMO Capital, bringing…
Klue scores $79 million CAD from Tiger Global, Salesforce Ventures
Vancouver-based software company Klue has secured $79.2 million CAD ($62 million USD) in Series B financing to fuel the expansion…
General Fusion powers up with $166 million CAD round for its energy technology
In its quest to develop commercial fusion power, General Fusion just reached another milestone with what it is describing as…
Prairie startups secure investment at Startup TNT summit showcase
Companies from across Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan participated in Startup TNT’s Investment Summit IV, with many of…
Spare ready to roll with $18 million Series A funding for its on-demand transit software
An oversubscribed $18 million Series A round is going to help Spare further build out its mobility software platform for public…
Volta Cohort program gives five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups $25,000 each
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced that five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups will join its fall 2021 cohort…
Tech4SickKids e-auction raises $50,000 towards $25 million goal to modernize SickKids hospital
Tech4SickKids, a grassroots campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), raised $50,000…