LifeSpeak acquires Torchlight to expand digital education to caregivers
LifeSpeak claims this is the company’s largest acquisition to date.
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Nicoya’s $20 million Series A extension enables continued development of digital proteomics solution
Nicoya’s solution helps scientists accelerate drug discovery.
Xandar Kardian raises $10 million for contactless health monitoring tech
In April, its solution was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Cross-Border Impact Ventures launches with $30 million in commitments for women, youth-focused healthtech fund
Toronto-based Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV) has secured commitments of $30 million USD in an initial close of its new…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Best Buy buys into healthtech
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Whitecap Venture Partners closes $140 million Fund V to invest across Canada
Whitecap Venture Partners has secured $140 million CAD for its fifth fund, which will invest in early-stage B2B SaaS and medtech…
Rebranded Nomic Bio raises $17 million to fuel development of protein-measuring platform
Nomic Bio has secured a new name and $17 million USD in Series A financing to support the growth of its protein-measuring platform.…
AlayaCare bolsters C-Suite, board to support next phase of growth
Montréal-based healthtech startup AlayaCare has made a series of new additions to its leadership team, adding some seasoned…
AbCellera’s antibody treatment becomes first to receive emergency FDA approval for kids under 12
Bamlanivimab, the antibody therapy discovered by Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) biotech company AbCellera, has…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Talkspace’s stock tanks as executives depart
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Spring Activator, Telus Pollinator fund partner for investor challenge
Spring Activator has partnered with the Telus Pollinator Fund for Good for its 2022 Investor Challenge. This iteration of the…
Tech4SickKids e-auction raises $50,000 towards $25 million goal to modernize SickKids hospital
Tech4SickKids, a grassroots campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), raised $50,000…
WELL Health raises $70 million of target $500 million from bought deal offering
Vancouver-based WELL Health Technologies has raised $70 million from a bought deal offering of convertible debentures. In a…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – MindBeacon melds with CloudMD
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