Clearbanc raises $92 million CAD to help companies invest in marketing without dilution
Toronto-based Clearbanc has raised $70 million ($92 million CAD) as the company surpasses $100 million USD ($132 million CAD)…
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Canada FinTech Forum awards four startups over $300,000
Four Canadian startups won top honours at the FinTech Startup Pitch Contest, which took place during the 2018 Canada FinTech…
U of Guelph, Left investing $2.13 million in RightMesh project improving Northern connectivity
British Columbia-based Left and the University of Guelph’s School of Computer Science have announced a $2.13 million…
Applications open for $20 million Women Entrepreneurship Fund
The Canadian government has opened applications for its $20 million Women Entrepreneurship Fund. The fund will provide up to…
Transit raises $17.5 million Series B to enable multimodal transportation
Montreal-based Transit has raised $17.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Alliance Ventures, a five-year $1…
Government reveals seven recipients of $50 million in VCCI funding
The Canadian government has revealed the seven recipients of $50 million total from the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative,…
New Brunswick-based Smart Skin Technologies raises $3.1 million
New Brunswick-based Smart Skin Technologies, a manufacturer of pressure sensing container devices and analytics used in the…
Canadian-founded Circle Medical raises $3.5 million
Circle Medical, a primary healthcare company, has raised $3.5 million in funding led by A.Capital. Existing investors Y Combinator…
Home maintenance startup Setter raises $10 million
Toronto-based home maintenance service Setter has announced that it’s raised $10 million in Series A funding, co-led…
CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $19 million CAD
Dapper Labs, the Canadian-founded company behind CryptoKitties, has raised $19 million CAD ($15 million USD) in financing led…
General Fusion raises $49.3 million to develop clean alternative for power generation
The Government of Canada has announced a $49.3 million investment in clean technology company General Fusion. Launched in 2002,…
theScore raising $8.5 million through private placement
theScore has announced its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $8.5 million. John…
Digital health platform Think Research raises $25 million
Digital healthcare platform provider Think Research has raised $25 million. New and existing investors include certain funds…
Validere raises $7 million to help oil and gas companies track product quality
Toronto-based Validere, an oil and gas IoT and artificial intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The…
Portag3 raises $198 million for second fund
FinTech fund Portag3 Ventures has raised $198 million for its second fund. The Portag3 FinTech fund launched in October 2016…