Empowered Homes raises $600,000 to take the customers that Nest can’t serve
When Joshua Green was working as an energy auditor in Newfoundland, part of his job was visiting people in their homes to find…
Funding
Hootsuite launches $5 million fund to get more devs building enterprise integrations
Hootsuite has launched the Integration Fund, a $5 million, multi-year fund to support developers building enterprise integrations…
WeWork wants Toronto startups and nonprofits to apply for part of $20 million Creator Awards
WeWork announced that it is opening up its Creator Awards initiative to Toronto. The Creator Awards will award more than $20…
Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from its IPO
Vancouver-based Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from a sale of as many as 5.2 million common shares at $13 USD to $16…
PwC MoneyTree report: Q1 deal activity hits 2015 low, while foreign investment heats up
Canadian VCs invested $623 million ($460 million USD) in Canadian companies in Q1 2017, according to a new MoneyTree Report…
The Money Finder closes $1.5 million seed round from Build Ventures, Innovacorp
Halifax-based The Money Finder has raised a $1.5 million seed round from Build Ventures, with participation from Innovacorp.…
eSight smart glasses help legally blind teen to see, shoot hoops with the Harlem Globetrotters
Ethan LaCroix, a 13-year-old boy who is legally blind, not only got to shoot hoops with the players of the Harlem Globetrotters,…
Tasktop raises $11.3 million Series A to ramp up sales of team collaboration platform
Vancouver-based Tasktop, which creates software that automates the software development process, announced that it has closed…
Alert Labs receives Intact Ventures’ first investment in Canada
Kitchener-based Alert Labs announced a strategic investment from Intact Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Intact Financial.…
Forestry.io closes first seed round in Canada with AngelList Syndicate
Charlottetown-based Forestry.io announced the close of a $744,000 ($560,000 USD) seed round. With this funding, Forestry.io…
#smallrooms Podcast: Matt Roberts of ScaleUP Ventures on early-stage investing
Rob Kenedi goes for a coffee with Matthew Roberts, partner at ScaleUP Ventures. Roberts explains ScaleUP’s value proposition…
Today in funding ($16.4M): Agrisoma, Novarc
This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Federal panel calls for $1.3 billion in new funding for science research, system overhaul
A federal science panel is asking for $1.3 billion to be put into the research system, after completing its study of finding…
Toronto-based Modiface investing $4 million in university programs fostering AR and AI talent
As the federal government doubles down on AI in Canada, Toronto-based Modiface is hoping to support the Toronto ecosystem with…
Today in funding: JobBliss, Casalova, Anomera
This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…