Six early-stage Atlantic Canadian startups join Volta Cohort
Six Atlantic Canadian technology startups were selected to each receive a $25,000 investment from Volta Cohort, a micro-fund…
Funding
Cambridge-based BIOS raises $6 million, opens Montreal office
Neural engineering startup BIOS has raised $6 million CAD ($4.5 million USD) with a mix of investors from the UK, Canada, and…
SnapTravel raises $28 million CAD Series A from Steph Curry, Telstra Ventures
Toronto-based SnapTravel has raised $28 million CAD ($21 million USD), adding $17 million CAD ($13.2 million USD) in new investments…
Chainvu raises $2.6 million CAD to help the logistics industry track shipments in real-time
Mississauga-based Chainvu, which targets the logistics industry with continuous, live monitoring of location, integrity, safety,…
Canadian government launches regional economic development program
The Canadian government has announced the launch of the Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation (REGI) program, which will…
HYAS receives $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank
Infosec and cybersecurity company HYAS has announced that it has entered into a debt financing agreement with Silicon Valley…
Vendasta receives $3.3 million from Western Innovation Initiative
Through the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, the Canadian government has invested over $3.3 million in Vendasta Technologies…
Canadian government invests $2.5 million in University of Alberta AI-supercomputing hub
The Government of Canada has announced $2.5 million in funding for the University of Alberta to establish an artificial intelligence-supercomputing…
La Caisse invests $200 million in Montreal’s Plusgrade
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) is taking an equity interest totalling $200 million in Plusgrade, a provider…
Blue J Legal raises $9.3 million CAD to expand legal platform to the US
Toronto-based Blue J Legal has raised $9.3 million CAD in a series A round. The round was led by Relay Ventures, with participation…
BC’s Digital Technology Supercluster receiving up to $153 million
The Canadian government has announced that British Columbia’s Digital Technology Supercluster will receive up to $153…
Fall economic update includes more VC for cleantech, $800 million injection to Strategic Innovation Fund
On Wednesday, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented the government’s fall economic update for 2018. The update…
Federal government invests $2.28 million in Bioenterprise Corporation
FedDev Ontario has announced an investment of $2.28 million in the Bioenterprise Corporation agri-tech accelerator. The announcement…
ISARA raises $13 million to build solutions for quantum threats
Waterloo-based cybersecurity company ISARA has announced that Shasta Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focused…
Wealth management platform d1g1t closes $9 million Series A
FinTech company d1g1t has closed its second round of Series A financing for its enterprise digital wealth management platform.…