Reuters: VC Investment in Canada at 14-year high
In the Thomson Reuters Canadian Venture Capital Review for the first three quarters of 2015, Canadian companies collectively…
Funding
Aeryon Labs snags $60 million in VC financing
Aeryon Labs, a Waterloo-based drone maker, has secured $60 million from US-based venture capital firm Summit Partners, according…
Michael Garrity talks Goldman Sachs and Financeit’s new equity financing round
Financeit, a Toronto-based FinTech company offering a cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced the closing of an equity…
Vision Critical rumoured to hire BMO for IPO preparation
A report from Bloomberg Business claims that Vancouver-based Vision Critical has hired BMO to help it prepare for a potential…
Sequence Bio raises $1 million seed, partners with Newfoundland and Labrador government
Newfoundland and Labrador-based Sequence Bio, a life sciences data and analytics platform, announced that the company closed…
Today in funding ($50M): SoapBox, Cymax, Figure 1, Chef’s Plate
Toronto-based companies flipped the bat in funding this week as their home team moved one step closer to the World Series.…
Ontario will be the first province to test self-driving cars
At the University of Waterloo this morning, transportation minister Steven Del Duca announced that Ontario will allow road…
New Dragons’ Den judges bring young perspective to entrepreneurial institution
It doesn’t seem that long ago that Canada fell in love with the Dragons’ Den original judges â Kevin O’Leary,…
Canadian-made AppDirect raises $140 million Series E
TechCrunch is reporting that AppDirect has raised a $140 million Series E funding round, led by J.P. Morgan, with participation…
Hubba closes $11 million Series A with lofty intentions
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Hubba has closed an $11 million Series A round, led by Real Ventures and Kensington Venture…
Toronto-based Jiffy on Demand closes half a million seed round
In just over a month since officially going live with its on-demand service in Toronto, Jiffy on Demand, or âJiffyâ as…
Today in funding: Thoughtexchange, Wellington Financial, HonkMobile
This week, Canadian companies raised seed capital, Series A rounds, and bigtime funds. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Concordia University innovation space receives $1 million “startup gift”
As Concordia University’s District 3 Startup Innovation Centre opened its doors to a new facility in Concordia’s…
Communitech’s pitch competition puts spotlight on female founders
On October 1st, a crowd gathered to watch the Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition, the culmination of Communitech’s…
Next Gen Den’s new dragons breathe fire into early stage startups
Next Gen Den, the 20 episode Dragonsâ Den spinoff made for web and mobile, is back for another season, and its new judges…