Netskrt Systems secures $10 million CAD in Series A financing to improve streaming speeds in “underserved” communities
Yaletown Partners and InBC Investment Corp were among investors in the content-delivery network startup.
Funding
Save da Sea closes seed financing, becomes the first investment of BDC’s Thrive Lab
Startup is serving up plant-based alternatives to seafood.
Hydrogen power projects receive $57 million in funding from Alberta government
Alberta government wants to make the province the “hydrogen capital of Canada.”
Galatea secures $2.7 million to help oil and gas companies tackle waste disposal
Amid shifting environmental and regulatory landscape, Calgary firm eyes US expansion.
Qohash secures $17.4 million in Series B funding for data security platform
Platform finds, inventories, and continuously monitors organizations’ sensitive data.
Forcen closes $8.35 million in funding to develop its touch-tech for robots
The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund.
AI and Web3 startup Inference Labs secures $2.3 million in pre-seed funding
Startup wants to create an open-source AI inference market.
Swtch Energy secures $27.2 million USD to continue deployment of EV chargers for multi-unit buildings
Round leader Blue Earth Capital said Swtch’s focus is a market opportunity to grow the clean energy economy.
Contango Digital Assets closes $5 million for “Blockchain x AI” seed fund
Backed by WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka, the fund seeks to support projects using both blockchain and AI.
DMZ receives $500,000 grant to expand Basecamp program for student entrepreneurs
To date, Basecamp has helped over 365 students launch 151 startups.
Eocycle Technologies secures $25 million CAD to expand wind turbines in US, Europe
Cleantech firm plans to use government incentives in target markets to accelerate expansion.
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Shein’s Canadian delivery partner UniUni secures nearly $70 million CAD
The last-mile service secured just over $45 million CAD in Series B funding last year.
Vidyard rolls out AI avatars after securing funding from EDC and existing backers
With AI Avatars, Vidyard aims to facilitate “personalized video communications at scale.”
Electronics startup SmartD Technologies powers up with $14.2-million Series A
Startup looks to reinvent motor control with Clean Power VFD.