CVCA spotlights women leaders across Canadian venture capital, private equity
Investors from Brightspark and Yaletown lauded for excellence in Canadian VC.
Quebec
General Atlantic becomes major investor in travel perks platform Plusgrade
The deal values Plusgrade at over $2 billion, according to The Globe and Mail.
Middleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs king
Montréal FinTech hopes to cement “special position” in North America’s financial ecosystem.
Jacob Homiller replaces co-founder Chris Stern as CarbiCrete CEO
Stern says he will remain with the company as a strategic advisor.
A year after its fundraising failure, Omnirobotic emerges from restructuring as a profitable robot builder
Reborn Québec firm’s machines now serve cabinet manufacturers across North America.
EdTech startup Tokidos secures $1.35 million CAD for screenless gaming console
Tokidos says it has more than $115,000 in pre-orders for its September launch.
QueerTech acquires accelerator Gradient Spaces to support more 2SLGBTQ+ tech workers
According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.
Profitable payments startup Zūm Rails closes $10.5-million Series A
Founded by Flinks, Versapay alums, Züm is looking to ramp its US expansion.
Lightspeed founder Dax Dasilva returns as interim CEO, replacing JP Chauvet
Despite recently beating its fiscal Q3 targets, Lightspeed’s shares have still fallen.
Digital transformation consulting firm Levio receives $125-million commitment from CDPQ
Financing deal expected to fuel Levio’s acquisition strategy.
Staircase Ventures bets on Sibli as VC firm reveals first four investments
Sibli uses AI to give asset managers “information advantage” when researching opportunities.
NGen investing $32.3 million into 15 advanced manufacturing projects
Tech startups CarbiCrete, 3D BioFibR, Falkbuilt among recipients.
Lightspeed exceeds fiscal Q3 revenue, profitability targets but company’s shares still slide
Growth will be Lightspeed’s “top priority” in the coming year, says CEO.
Nord Quantique claims industry first quantum error correction at qubit level
Québec startup aims to develop more scalable hardware for quantum computing.
With doubling revenue and Scotiabank partnership, Solfium is bringing solar power to Latin America
Startup wants to decarbonize supply chains with the power of the sun.