BDC Capital launching $135 million VC fund for energy and cleantech startups
BDC Capital announced that it is launching a new $135 million fund that will invest in 15 to 20 energy and cleantech startups.…
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Google investing $4.5 million in Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms
Montreal’s burgeoning AI and machine learning ecosystem just got a boost. Today, the Canadian Press reported that the…
Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund seeking initiatives that help entrepreneurs go global
Startup Canada and Export Development Canada have opened applications for the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund for Global Entrepreneurship,…
AngelList Canadian Syndicates page now live
Almost a month after AngelList and the Ontario Securities Commission announced a partnership to launch AngelList Syndicates…
Today in funding: PageCloud, Zafin, Procurify
Cloud-based companies are well-represented in this roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…
CVCA & The Entrepreneurship Society team up to help founders raise capital Nov 30th
Raising funding can be a headache-inducing and time-consuming process for entrepreneurs, but The Entrepreneurship Society is…
Stephen Lake says Thalmic will use its Series B to build the product they won’t tell anyone about
In the latest episode of The Disruptors, Thalmic Labs CEO and co-founder Stephen Lake discussed how the company will be using…
Minister Bardish Chagger announces $50 million will be dedicated to women-led businesses through BDC
At the Canadian Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference in Toronto, Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism,…
Vanedge Capital receives $15 million from BC Tech Fund
In mid-October, the BC government announced that Toronto-based Kensington Capital Partners would manage its $100 million Tech…
VC Report: $2.5 billion invested in first nine months of 2016 best since 2001
Thomson Reuters released its analysis on venture capital deal activity for Q3 2016, stating that venture capital activity in…
Four BCIC Ignite Award winners receive total of $2.7 million in funding
The BC Innovation Council announced the first four winners of its Ignite Awards, giving out $838,000 to BC research projects…
Relay Ventures raises $200 million third fund to continue focus on mobile tech companies
When Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008, he knew two things: that this up-and-coming “mobile thing” was going…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Recon co-founders close $14.1 million to target western Canada startups with Vancouver Founders Fund
Vancouver is increasingly being seen as a boom-town when it comes to tech startup innovation. That assessment goes down a few…
Waterloo-based Axonify raises $36 million to accelerate growth of employee knowledge platform
Waterloo-based Axonify, a corporate learning platform that allows businesses to deliver information to employees in a more…