ILKOS Therapeutics $21 million seed round is “record-breaking”, according to CVCA
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ, CTI Life Sciences Fund, and Servier Canada have announced a combined investment of $21 million…
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Clearpath Robotics raises $39 million Series B to shift focus to factory material transport
Clearpath Robotics, which builds autonomous vehicles for “dull, dirty, and deadly” jobs, announced CAD $39 million (USD…
Ryerson University receives $36.6 million in government funding to improve infrastructure
Ryerson University has received a total of $36.6 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The university…
D-Wave Systems reportedly raises $21 million
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Burnaby-based D-Wave Systems has raised $21 million. The company, which develops…
#WaterlooRegion’s Dozr eyes U.S. market following $2.5 million seed round from FairVentures
Kitchener-based Dozr, an online platform for construction and agricultural equipment owners, has announced the close of a $2.5…
Montreal-based adtech startup District M raises $8 million in funding
District M, an adtech company that provides programmatic solutions for publishers and advertisers, announced $8 million in…
Canadian government invests $45 million in cleantech companies
Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that it’s investing a total of $45 million to 17 cleantech initiatives…
Flatbook rebrands to Sonder after $10 million funding round
Montreal-based Flatbook is officially rebranding as Sonder after raising a $10 million funding round. According to Montreal…
Montreal-based Transit raises $2.4 million in funding, launches transit assistant feature
In a Medium post, Montreal-based Transit announced $2.4 million in funding in a round including new investors Accel Partners…
Toronto-based Chefs Plate raises $6 million in funding
Chefs Plate, which delivers gourmet ready-to-cook meal deliveries, today announced $6 million in new funding led by Munich-based…
BDC study: Only two percent of mid-sized businesses succeed in scaling up to 500 employees
A new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) found that when compared to 15 years ago, Canadian small and mid-sized…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The smartwatch takeover
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Thalmic Labs raises $158 million CAD Series B
In a Medium post this morning, Thalmic Labs CEO and co-founder Stephen Lake announced that the company raised $120 million…
Seven startups awarded total of $225,000 at 2016 Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge
According to a report from Entrevestor, seven new technology companies in Cape Breton have been awarded a total $225,000 as…
Quandl raises $12 million Series B to expand its financial data platform
Quandl, which provides alternative datasets alongside financial and economic data for investment professionals, announced a…