Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as bank lenders, VCs pull back.
Healthtech
H|T: The Healthtech Times – New Spring Impact Capital fund targets early-stage healthtech startups
Plus: AbCellera decimates staff in biotech slump.
Nicotine addiction treatment tech startup Ditch Labs acquires IP assets of French firm Enovap SAS
Acquisition comes nine months after Ditch Labs secured $3.25 million CAD in seed funding.
Sixty Degree Capital closes $338 million CAD for third venture fund
The new fund looks to invest in enterprise software and healthtech startups.
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
With new hires, managing director says IAF has achieved “critical mass.”
H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally
Plus: Semantic Health acquired by US-based AAPC.
Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups
New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.”
Sun Life makes $9.5-million investment into digital pharmacy Pillway
Sun Life’s Pillway deal echoes early strategy with now-acquired Dialogue Health.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – CarePod wants healthcare without health workers
Plus: Medical knowledge platform Pathway raises $5M in seed funding.
Semantic Health acquired by US-based medical documentation firm AAPC
Semantic uses AI to help hospitals improve their medical coding, auditing, and documentation processes.
PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally
Newly appointed C100 board co-chair talks community building, fundraising, and talent.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Mednow announces restructuring and search for buyer
Plus: Public servant tells MPs federal chief technology officer lied about ArriveCan app.
InBC invests $29 million into 4AG Robotics, Clarius Mobile Health, Pender, Amplitude Ventures
These startups, VC firms align with InBC’s “triple bottom line approach.”
Pathway raises $5 million in seed funding, opens free access to healthcare guidance platform
The healthtech startup also unveiled its “most advanced” AI assistant to date.
VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
Event surveys state of play in Canada for hardware firms in medtech, AI, and other sectors.