Lumira Ventures latest Canadian VC to jump on SPAC trend in pursuit of US medtech firms
A newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with executives from and backed by Canada’s Lumira Ventures set…
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EmergConnect raises $350,000 to fund emergency room wait time predictor
EmergConnect, a startup based in Waterloo, has raised $350,000 CAD in what the company classified as an all-equity, SAFE, pre-seed…
Steadiwear raises $1.1 million CAD to fuel launch of glove designed to combat hand tremors
Toronto-based healthtech startup Steadiwear has secured $1.1 million CAD ($900,000 USD) in seed financing to support the manufacturing…
Following refocus and rebrand, Lydia AI secures $10 million CAD to make health insurance more inclusive
Insurtech startup Lydia AI has raised $10 million CAD ($8 million USD) to launch the first series of insurance products using…
LifeSpeak to acquire ALAViDA, extending solutions to address substance use
LifeSpeak, a Toronto-based employee wellness software company, has entered into an agreement to acquire ALAViDA for $12 million,…
Pathway raises $1.6 million to make medical knowledge more accessible
Pathway, a Montréal-based Healthtech startup, has raised $1.6 million CAD in its first round of financing to bolster its clinical…
LifeSpeak acquires online wellness company Lift for approximately $15 million
LifeSpeak just got a Lift. The mental health and total well-being startup has acquired Lift Digital Inc. Lift is an online…
Doctor-backed KixCare secures $2 million to make pediatric care more accessible
Toronto and Montreal-based healthtech startup KixCare has raised $2 million CAD in seed financing to give more Canadian families…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Staffy staffs up
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TrafficDriven, Train Fitness, Moment Energy secure podium at 2021 New Ventures BC Competition
A trio of Vancouver-based companies have finished top three at New Ventures BC’s 21st annual tech startup competition, beating…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – WELL Health wants more
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Staffy hires new head of operations, looks to US expansion
Staffy, a startup that connects employers with employees in the hospitality and healthcare sectors, is doing a bit of staffing…
WELL Health filing indicates company may raise up to $500 million to support acquisition strategy
Vancouver-based WELL Health Technologies has plans to raise up to $500 million CAD through new issues and secondary offerings.…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – AbCelleration
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3D BioFibR raises $700,000 in funding round
3D BioFibR, a biofibre manufacturing startup based in Halifax, raised $700,000 in what it called an oversubscribed seed funding…