Six Canadian universities among PitchBook’s 2024 top 100 schools for founders
University of Waterloo tops list of Canadian post-secondary institutions that produce future founders.
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Recon Instruments’ co-founder wants to advance autonomous driving systems with latest venture Matt3r
Hamid Abdollahi believes his startup has found the “k3y” to develop safer autonomous vehicles.
FansUnite sells American subsidiary back to co-founders, delists from TSX
FansUnite said it expects to retain approximately $500,000 CAD to “explore new business opportunities.”
Uni-One closes $10-million CAD Series A as foodtech startup’s revenue run rate surpasses $100 million
Vancouver startup claims $60-million post-money valuation, plans to launch in the US later this year.
BC chopstick recycling startup ChopValue picks up additional $4 million CAD
ChopValue recently launched a parent brand to bring its micro-manufacturing model to new resources.
Borealis Biosciences emerges from stealth with $202 million CAD from Novartis and Versant
Kidney disease treatment company looks to build on work of Chinook Therapeutics, acquired by Novartis last year.
Social Finance Fund-backed Boann reveals first investments in Canadian impact funds
Portfolio includes Active Impact, BKR, Cycle H2O, InvestEco, Raven, Renewal, Sandpiper, Spring, The51.
Svante gets $137-million CAD commitment from Canada Growth Fund
The funding will be used to support the development of Svante’s carbon capture and removal projects.
Well Health plans to spin out, publicly list SaaS and services business in 2025
Founder and CEO Hamed Shahbazi said spin out will unlock “significant shareholder value.”
Miru closes $27.4-million CAD Series A as smart windows startup prepares to launch in 2025
Startup’s windows control heat gain and glare to reduce the need for air conditioning.
INNOVATEwest is on indefinite pause after Web Summit lands in Vancouver
Organizers say the city and province “had other plans.”
Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs
An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.
Three Canadian FinTech firms strike new partnerships
VoPay, Flinks, and Payfare have been tapped to power offerings for tech giants, credit union.
Y Combinator grad Gumloop secures $3.1 million USD in seed funding to grow no-code automation tool
Backers include Y Combinator and founders from Instacart, Dropbox, and WePay.
Acel Power raises $13.6 million CAD to ramp up production of battery-powered boat motors
Startup plans to bring 150- and 250-horsepower motors to market in the fall.