Digital Technology Supercluster invests $30 million in 17 projects through COVID-19 program
The British Columbia-based Digital Technology Supercluster has announced a cumulative investment of approximately $30 million…
Funding
Platterz raises $43.8 million CAD Series B, rebrands to Thriver as company pivots post-pandemic
Toronto-based corporate catering startup Platterz has rebranded to Thriver following a $43.8 million CAD ($33 million USD)…
Federal government commits $78 million to new COVID-19 vaccine trials and research
The federal government announced several funding commitments earlier today to support COVID-19 vaccine development. The funding…
Clean Works Medical, Pure Life Machinery receive $2 million from Ontario’s COVID-19 fund to sanitize PPE
Beamsville, Ontario-based Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery have received a $2 million investment from the province…
Today in funding: Medzy, Rapid Novor, Byta, VodaSafe
Four Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
OSC introduces interim order to help facilitate startup securities crowdfunding
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has introduced an interim local order that adopts a startup crowdfunding “regime”…
BC RDA invests nearly $3 million in Innovate BC to help tech entrepreneurs recover from COVID-19
The Government of Canada has invested $2.95 million CAD in Innovate BC for two programs to help British Columbia (BC) tech…
FedDev Ontario invests $30 million in eight Waterloo Region companies
The Government of Canada has invested nearly $30 million CAD in eight Waterloo Region-based manufacturing, medtech, and information…
Sun Life leads $43 million round of financing in telehealth startup Dialogue
Montréal-based telehealth startup Dialogue has raised $43 million CAD led by Canadian life insurance company Sun Life Financial.…
StellarAlgo closes $1.5 million to help sports, live audience sector better engage with fans
StellarAlgo is a Calgary-based startup that has developed a SaaS customer data platform that allows live audience businesses,…
SaaS startup Conexiom raises $40 million in strategic growth financing
Vancouver-based Conexiom, a supply chain SaaS startup offering sales order and invoice automation solutions for manufacturers…
Diagram-backed Wingocard closes $2 million to bring mobile banking to teens
Wingocard, a new Montreal-based startup focused on personal finance for teens, has closed a $2 million seed round led by Diagram…
Fable Tech Labs raises $2 million seed round to bring accessibility to digital products
Fable Tech Labs, a Toronto-based startup that aims to help businesses test whether or not their technology is accessible to…
Quebec RDA invests nearly $13 million in 30 cleantech projects across the province
The Government of Canada has announced almost $13 million CAD in funding for 30 projects by Quebec entrepreneurs that aim to…
FedDev invests $4.8 million to open cleantech accelerator at Trent University
Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has granted $4.8 million CAD to help fund the creation of a new Trent University-based…