Realize Capital Partners reveals second round of support for impact-focused funds
Backed by Social Finance Fund, Realizeâs latest investments include Amplify, Misfit, and Thrive Impact.
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Feds struggle to table Fall Economic Statement following Minister Freelandâs shock resignation
Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill.
Jolt Capital moves newly acquired French semiconductor carveout to Québec
Dolphin Semiconductor establishes Montréal headquarters with $40-million CAD investment.
Fluid Biomed closes $27-million USD Series A to fund expanded human clinical studies
University of Calgary neurosurgeons aim to deliver a better brain stent.
Feds announce VCCI renewal, SR&ED and pension fund changes ahead of Fall Economic Statement
SR&ED expands eligibility while pension fund investment incentives get sweetened.
D-Wave completes $175-million USD stock sale to fuel quantum computing development
CEO says fundraise âsubstantially improvesâ D-Waveâs financial strength.
Flare raises $42.5-million CAD Series B to go global with cyber threat detection tech
Threat exposure management startup aims to head off credential theft with AI tools.
Early-stage startups grapple with fallout after Québec-funded investment program suspended
MontrĂ©al founders say their rounds fell apart after Impulsion PMEâs âsafety netâ for investors disappeared.
Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches Accelerate Fund IV with $15 million to back early-stage tech startups
First close from AEC brings Fund IV more than halfway to its $25-million target.
Spexi raises $16.2-million CAD Series A for blockchain-based drone imagery network
Startup’s long-term goal is to reward drone pilots on its platform with a native crypto utility token.
Cyder closes $1.5 million to fuel launch of loyalty platform for credit unions
FinTech startupâs backers include MaRS IAF, Aperture, Desjardins, Arlene Dickinson.
Aramis Biotechnologies secures $80 million CAD for vaccine development do-over
Former staffers from Medicago get another shot at vaccine development with renewed backing from federal government.
Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre
This marks the first investment through the new Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy.
KisoJi raises $57-million CAD Series B to advance antibody cancer therapy
Montréal-based biotech company using AI to boost antibody identification platform.
Federal government outlines $2 billion in AI compute spending commitment
Strategy includes $1.3 billion for computing infrastructure and $700 million for AI data centres.