Slack raises $160 million at $2.8 billion valuation
Slack, the popular Vancouver-based business communications company, has successfully raised a new $160 million round, which…
Funding
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
Shopify files for proposed IPO
Ottawa-based e-commerce startup Shopify announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities…
Reuters: Q1 2015 best quarter for VC investment in Canadian startups since 2007
Thompson Reuters has just released a preliminary version of Q1 2015 VC and private equity report. While the complete and final…
VarageSale raises $34 million Series B from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed
Toronto-based VarageSale has raised a $34 million Series B, led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation…
MappedIn raises $1.51 million seed round to chart a global course
Waterloo-based MappedIn announced the close of a $1.51 million seed round today, led by Amolino with participation from select…
Dream Payments secures $6 million in funding from Blue Sky Capital, Real Ventures, and Rouge River Capital
Cash continues to flow into Canadian startups. The latest is Toronto-based Dream Payments who has secured $6 million in funding,…
Sensibill raises $2 million seed round from Impression, Six Squared + Ryerson Futures
Toronto-based Sensibill announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by Impression Ventures with participation…
Toronto-based Quickplay raises $57 million
Toronto-based Quickplay has secured $57-million in funding to further expand its growth in the OTT (over-the-top) video market.…
BDC earmarks $700 million to fund women-owned businesses
Earlier this week at the Women Entrepreneurs Forum in Ottawa, Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Status of Women,…
CareGuide raises another $2.5 million, ponders acquisitions
When we last checked in with Toronto’s CareGuide, it was in the midst of closing a $1.5 million seed round from an impressive…
Today in funding: Mojio, Corsa + FedDev Ontario & BC CleanTech
FedDev and CleanTech funding dominate this edition of ‘Today in Funding’. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Slack approaches $2.6B valuation with rumours of Butterfield stepping aside as CEO
Multiple tech publications pounced on rumours last night that Slack is looking to raise a new round of funding, six months…
Today in Ryerson University: new fashion innovation centre & incubator network
It’s been a big week for Ryerson University, with a slew of major partnership announcements. We’ve compiled the…
CB Insights: Canadian seed deals are growing
Venture capital analytics platform CB Insights has published a new blog post with a Canadian focus, this time tackling the…