Knowledgehook raises $1.25 million to empower math teachers with technology
After getting Google’s Game Changer Award at Google Demo Day in May, Waterloo-based Knowledgehook has now announced $1.25…
Funding
As Hubba raises Series B led by Goldman Sachs, founder Ben Zifkin confident company will IPO by 2020
Since Toronto-based Hubba founder Ben Zifkin launched his company in 2012, the plan has always been to IPO in 2020. In fact,…
TransPod raises $20 million seed round to continue hyperloop development
TransPod, which wants to build a “world-leading” hyperloop, announced a $20 million seed round to continue supporting…
Abacus is a VC-backed Facebook marketing agency built to arm startups with data
A new digital marketing agency has sprung up in Toronto, led by some familiar names. Called Abacus, the company was founded…
Today in funding: Information Venture Partners, TandemLaunch
Two Canadian funds have closed rounds that will be dedicating to injecting Canadian in strong Canadian companies in the future.…
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.…
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…