RailVision Analytics closes $5.5 million CAD to cut train emissions by curbing fuel consumption
Trucks choo-choo chooses RailVision following successful pilots with Via Rail, Metrolinx.
Montréal
Coveo’s Louis Têtu on market cycles, mentorship, and “recipes for failure”
Avoid “yes people.” Choose to be “the dumbest person in the room.”
Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders
The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools.
Wiseday enters Canada’s digital mortgage space with “instant” pre-approval process
Wiseday is led by RenoRun, Hopper, Ssense, Ubisoft, Nesto alumni.
WorkJam closes $50 million USD round co-led by Inovia, Fonds FTQ
WorkJam’s platform is geared towards supporting the frontline workforce.
Teralys receives $40 million from CDPQ in re-up for seed-stage fund of funds
The seed fund of funds comes in addition to Teralys raising a new VCCI-backed fund.
Alvéole closes $8.1 million Series A to help companies meet ESG goals with beekeeping
Buzzing with fresh capital, Alvéole aims to use bees to build greener cities.
Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s fastest growing startups lists for 2022
Annual survey of tech execs expresses concerns over access to capital, talent.
BoostSecurity emerges from stealth with $12 million CAD to automate cybersecurity for DevOps
Two veterans in the application security space want everyone to deliver software at large scales.
FreshBooks, Plusgrade, Day & Ross among six Scale AI projects to receive $25 million
Funded projects vary in applications, from the travel industry to accounting.
All the events to check out at Montréal Impact Week 2022
Panels include topics about measuring impact, impact investing, among others.
FinTech investor Holt Xchange launches fund at intersection of Web3, sports media, entertainment
Advisory council includes DeMar DeRozan, Raine Maida, and Milos Raonic.
Meta mass layoffs hit Canada less than a year after major expansion plans
Canadian teams affected include client relations, human resources, among others.
As demand booms and recession looms, Busbud acquires fellow Canadian travel tech startup Betterez
After partnering up for years, Busbud has brought Betterez’s back office platform for transit players in-house.
OSF Digital acquires UK-based Oegen in its drive to become “biggest Salesforce integrator”
The acquisition opens up UK financial services sector to OSF.