Wirkn raises $1.2 million, hires Todd Dean as CMO
Toronto-based Wirkn has announced it has successfully raised $1.2 million seed round from “two North American retail…
Funding
Plotly raises $5.5 million Series A from Rho Ventures, MHS Capital, Real Ventures, others
Montreal-based Plotly announced the close of a $5.5 million Series A round today, led by MHS Capital, Siemens Venture Capital,…
Allen and Eva Lau’s Small Fish Ventures invests in Toronto-based Hubba
Two Small Fish Ventures, an angel investment firm composed of husband and wife duo Allen and Eva Lau, announced today that…
Buffalo’s 43North looks to tempt Ontario entrepreneurs with $5 million in prizes
Located just 2 hours around Lake Ontario from the GTA, Buffalo claims that its 43North event is the world’s largest business…
Koho closes $1 million seed round, moves one step closer to building 21st-century banking
Koho is a litmus-test startup. Ask anyone in the Canadian FinTech space for their thoughts on the company, and you’ll get…
BetaKit.Fund is our investment in the Canadian Startup community
We are believers in Canada and the opportunities that are created here. With BetaKit, we chose to focus our attention on Canadian…
Granify raises $9 million Series A from Valar Ventures, iNovia Capital + Social Starts
Canadian accelerator grad (Extreme Startups / HIGHLINE portfolio) Granify, a software as a service (SaaS) company that improves…
GreenSoil Investments launches new Building Innovation Fund with $25M initial close
GreenSoil Investments announced today the launch of a new fund dedicated to innovation in the real estate market. The GreenSoil…
Shopify now looking to raise $123 million from IPO
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Shopify has increased the maximum share price for its upcoming IPO. According to a regulatory…
Bit Stew Systems raises $17.2 million from GE, Cisco, Yaletown + BDC Capital
Burnaby-based Bit Stew Systems was started in 2005 by Kevin Collins and Alex Clark, and provides data integration and management…
Shopify IPO aiming to raise $108 million (USD)
Additional details regarding Shopify’s IPO has been revealed. According to a new regulatory filing, the Ottawa-based…
Ontario Pension Board invests into Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, total commitment now $264 million
Northleaf Capital, which calls itself “Canada’s largest independent global private markets fund manager and advisor,”…
Vodafone Ventures joins Flybits’ $4.75 million Series A
Toronto-based Flybits, a company that originally incubated at Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), has announced…
Stewart Butterfield is very honest about Slack’s VC funding
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield comes across as a straight-shooter. The same day his company announced that it had raised $160…
Canadian startup community responds to impending Shopify IPO
What impact will the impending Shopify IPO have on the Canadian startup ecosystem? That’s the question…