Ex-500 Canada partners close $25 million for new Panache Ventures fund
Four former members of the 500 Canada team have closed an initial $25 million for Panache Ventures, an early-stage venture…
Funding
CVCA report: Life sciences companies received a fifth of dollars invested in 2017
Canadian venture capital investment grew 11 percent in 2017 with $3.5 billion invested over 592 deals, according to a Canadian…
#DisruptMining announces Acoustic Zoom as winner of potential $1 million contract
Goldcorp has announced the winner of Disrupt Mining 2018, a challenge that calls for innovators in the mining space to pitch…
ThoughtWire raises $20 million to build smart cities and hospitals
Toronto-based ThoughtWire has raised $20 million in debt and Series A financing. Yaletown Partners led the round and was joined…
PointClickCare raises $186 million from Dragoneer
PointClickCare has received a $186 million from Dragoneer Investment Group, a San Francisco-based investment firm with over…
Jiffy on Demand raises $3 million to continue US expansion
Toronto-based Jiffy on Demand has raised $3 million in follow-on financing. The round was led by Golden Venture Partners, with…
Upchain raises $7.4 million to help companies manage product lifecycles
Toronto-based Upchain, which allows engineers, designers, sales people, purchasers and other product stakeholders to collaborate…
Government investing $29.5 million in national Digital Literacy program
The Canadian government has launched a Digital Literacy Exchange program, which will support initiatives that teach fundamental…
Canadian startup funding in 2017: A city-by-city ecosystem review
In January, PwC Canada and CB Insights released the MoneyTree report analyzing Canadian VC activity for Q4 and all of 2017.…
Indigo Fair raises $12 million to help independent retailers source products from creators
Indigo Fair, which has offices in Kitchener and San Francisco, has raised a $12 million USD Series A from co-led by Forerunner…
RBC offering NACO angel-backed companies access to credit, resources
RBC and NACO have entered into a partnership with the goal of supporting NACO angel-backed companies. RBC will provide NACO…
Gov’t dedicating $500,000 to Canada-India exchange program for women founders
The Canadian government is investing $500,000 towards a program that helps Indian and Canadian women entrepreneurs expand into…
Wealthsimple raises $65 million from Power Financial, bringing total investment to $165 million
Robo-advisor Wealthsimple has raised $65 million, bringing the company’s total investment to $165 million. The company…
Ratio.City receives $100,000 from Communitech Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition
Communitech has announced the winner of the $100,000 prize for the pitch competition for its Fierce Founders bootcamp, which…
Federal gov’t announces winning supercluster proposals
The federal government has unveiled the five winning superclusters that will receive a part of $950 million from the superclusters…