Future Fields raises $15.1 million CAD to equip more industries with bioreactors made from flies
Founded to help the cultivated meat industry, Future Fields is expanding to medical research and biopharmaceuticals.
Healthtech
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Garmin expands Alberta presence
Plus: Three Atlantic Canadian healthtech startups gear up for growth.
Doctor-backed Clinify secures $2 million CAD to help digitize African medical records
Fuelled by personal tragedy, Michael Omidele aims to transform African healthcare delivery, starting in Nigeria.
GreenSky expands team, secures $17 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn
“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.”
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Spotify founder takes on healthcare
Plus: Manitoba’s sleep test backlog solution.
Atlantic Canada healthtech firms NovaResp, SiftMed, The Rounds secure funding
Rounds for all companies were led by or had participation from Atlantic Canada-based VCs.
Garmin Canada to expand Alberta presence, hire for 200 STEM jobs
Garmin’s Canadian expansion comes as other Big Tech companies are cutting back.
Why I killed my startup
A one-on-one interview with the BetaKit Podcast’s co-host about what it takes to start—and end—a business.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Smile Digital Health nabs $30 million Series B
Plus: Amazon expands into pharmacy.
Winnipeg-based Cerebra to assist with provincial sleep test backlog
Contract with Manitoba will help alleviate backlog of province’s sleep study cases following pandemic.
Smile Digital Health secures $30 million Series B to expand AI, machine learning capabilities
LinkedIn posts indicate Smile Digital Health quietly let people go last year.
Pender Ventures closes first half of $100 million target for second venture fund
After focusing primarily on Western Canada, Pender Ventures has its eye on other parts of Canada.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – How Tomi Poutanen is using AI to tackle Canadian healthcare
Plus: Teladoc Health lays off 300 staff.
Harvest Builders, Headversity, among 15 recipients of $25.5 million PrairiesCan investment for Calgary businesses
The funding is expected to support over 800 jobs in healthtech, cleantech, other sectors.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Carbon Health cuts staff, closes $100M
Plus: LeanTaas and Hospital IQ join forces.