CrowdRiff raises $11.6 million to help travel brands source photos in an Instagram world
Toronto-based CrowdRiff has raised an $11.6 million Series A round as the visual content marketing company looks to expand…
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Kooltra raises $6.5 million to modernize foreign exchange industry
Toronto-based Kooltra has raised a $6.5 million institutional round as the company looks to update the legacy infrastructure…
Slice Labs raises $25 million CAD to help insurers reach the gig economy
Insurance cloud platform provider Slice Labs has raised $25 million in a Series A extension. The company raised a $15 million…
Former Shopify employees raise $20 million CAD for insurtech startup Cover
San Francisco-based Cover—which was founded by Canadians and former Shopify employees Karn Saroya and Anand Dhillon—has…
University of Ottawa opens STEM Complex with $51 million from federal government
The University of Ottawa has completed construction of its STEM complex. The University of Ottawa received an investment of…
iRestify raises $1 million to help businesses book professional cleaners online
Toronto-based iRestify has raised $1 million in seed funding for its platform, which allows businesses to book insured cleaning…
Volta Air wins $110,000 grand prize at Innovate BC-New Ventures competition
Richmond-based Volta Air, which develops electric and zero-emission transport refrigeration units for delivery use, received…
PAI Health fitness platform raises $9 million to expand into insurance
Vancouver-based PAI Health, which provides a platform to monitor heart rate data and provide personalized recommendations on…
Daisy Intelligence wins $5 million pitch prize at Elevate
During Elevate’s Techfest, several startups pitched on stage for the chance to win millions in funding. The ElevateR competition…
RockMass Tech wins $50,000 at DMZ Women Founders pitch competition
The DMZ has announced the winners of its Women Founders accelerator pitch competition. Launched in February 2018 to support…
Beanworks raises $10.1 million Series B to automate accounting
Vancouver-based Beanworks, which allows accounting teams to automate redundant tasks, has raised a $10.1 million Series B round.…
Keela raises $1.53 million to build non-profit tech
Vancouver-based Keela has raised a $1.53 million seed round led by Pallasite Ventures. Targeted to non-profits, Keela’s…
DarwinAI raises $3.9 million CAD to help devs design neural networks
Waterloo-based DarwinAI has emerged out of stealth with $3.9 million CAD ($3 million USD) in seed funding. The round was co-led…
Brizi raises $2.5 million to bring jumbotrons to smartphones
Brizi Cam has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by 2EP, one of the early investors in Harmonix, which…
Responsive raises $1.1 million to help wealth managers predict client behaviour
Vancouver-basedResponsive has raised $1.1 million in a seed round led by Plug and Play Ventures, an early investor in PayPal,…