HelloSafe secures $4.2 million to expand its financial comparison solution across Canada
HelloSafe claims over one million monthly users in Canada.
Montréal
Real Ventures swaps managing partners as firm pauses fundraising
Co-founder John Stokes takes helm as Janet Bannister transitions to partner.
Espace CDPQ appoints Nicolas Rubbo as managing director
Nicolas Rubbo is tasked with boosting the hub’s impact and profile.
Mila, Intel expand partnership to use AI for addressing climate change, digital biology
Intel initially teamed up with Mila last April to accelerate drug discovery.
Idealist Capital secures $250 million initial close for new climate impact fund
The fund is led by Québec business leaders with ties to Power Corp and Bombardier.
Network software startup Kaloom secures $27.4 million CAD from Québec government, Alternative Capital Group
Kaloom plans to expand in Japan, recently registering its business in the country.
Panache closes $100 million for second fund as firm doubles down on seed-stage startups
Early-stage firm says there’s a “good possibility” Fund II will grow.
Three Canadian startups selected for Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
Blossom Social, Emaww, MedEssist represent Canada in the third installation of Google’s accelerator.
Moozoom raises $5 million to improve youth mental health with socio-emotional learning videos
Amplify Capital, Telus Pollinator-backed Moozoom eyes US expansion.
Attractions management software startup Connect&Go closes Series A round with $6.2 million top-up
Connect&Go has worked The Super Bowl, Vancouver Olympics, Comic Con.
AlayaCare lays off 14 percent of employees, slows M&A plans
AlayaCare’s CEO said startup’s revenue growth has not followed its “aggressive investment.”
Former BDC investors Meryeme Lahmami, Siddartha Krishnan join Pender Ventures, Blue Vision
Two investors from BDC Capital have left the Crown corporation to join Canadian venture capital firms.
Home and auto insurance marketplace YouSet raises $2.1 million, launches in Ontario
The Montréal startup plants its feet in Ontario in preparation for a nationwide launch.
Market watch: Nuvei, Propel, Payfare, and Mogo
FinTech companies ride out a turbulent market.
Market watch: Well Health, Magnet Forensics, Dialogue Health, and Thinkific Labs
Gains and losses aren’t about the verticals, but rather the companies.