Canadian biotech leader Clarissa Desjardins secures $63 million CAD for Congruence Therapeutics
PerkinElmer and Ipsen purchased two of Desjardins’ previous companies.
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Amplify Capital closes $30.7 million for second fund, eyes Québec startups with Montréal office
To date, the MaRS spinout has backed 7 companies through Fund II.
Hopper now valued at $5 billion after $35 million secondary deal
Hopper recently expanded into Airbnb-style home rentals.
ClearEstate raises $16.8 million CAD to help the grieving deal with estates
Lead investor OMERS Ventures says “end-of-life products” deserve more thoughtful solutions.
Founder Dax Dasilva out as Lightspeed CEO
President JP Chauvet steps in as CEO; Q3 results overshadowed in C-suite change.
White Star and OMERS-backed Wrk wants to be “Uber for office tasks”
Wrk on a mission to automate the future of, well, work.
BKR Capital secures additional $4.5 million, announces first four investments in Black-founded tech startups
The fund backs Black-founded Canadian tech firms at the seed stage.
Data monetization platform TickSmith raises $20 million CAD Series A
TickSmith claims to simplify the online data shopping, distribution experience.
Optina secures up to $2.6 million from Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos-backed foundation for Alzheimer’s discovery
The funding will be used to expand the number of Optina’s clinical study sites.
RenoRun closes $181 million CAD Series B to fuel Canada, US expansion
RenoRun is building a vertically-integrated “one-stop shop” for construction materials.
Venture funding for Montréal tech sector grew steadily in 2021, with $1.6 billion raised
Montreal venture funding grew 33 percent in 2021.
Mila, Vector Institute announce, extend partnerships with Canadian banks
Both work with CIFAR as part of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.
Lightspeed adds global tech entrepreneurs Nathalie Gaveau and Dale Murray to its board
The two appointments bring the board’s female representation to 44 percent.
Marking its sixth acquisition, Paystone acquires Canadian Payment Services
Paystone CEO claims its the company’s largest deal to date.