With $45 million CAD first close, new Conexus Emmertech fund aims to boost AgTech growth
Canada’s AgTech community is getting a major infusion of capital from a new Saskatchewan-based venture capital fund. Conexus…
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New report shows drop in angel investment during COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian angel organizations made more investments in 2020 but invested less capital overall than…
Yaletown Partners raises $130 million in first close of Innovation Growth Fund II
Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners has secured the first close for its second Innovation Growth Fund (IGF II), raising $130…
Antler eyes $30 million fund as part of Canada expansion
Singapore-based venture firm Antler says the recent increase in homegrown Canadian success stories led to its decision to expand…
Lumira Ventures closes $276 million CAD for fourth fund
Toronto-based Lumira Ventures has raised $276 million CAD ($220 million USD) for Fund IV, which Lumira claims is “the largest…
Following string of exits, Rhino Ventures expands focus across Canada for third fund
With six exits under its belt, including Thinkific’s $184 million initial public offering, Rhino Ventures is looking to take…
New report shows Montréal relies too much on the megadeal to compete with other Canadian tech hubs
Another megadeal gave Montréal’s tech ecosystem a solid start to 2021, but without it, venture funding would have sunk far…
Google’s Steven Woods joins Inovia as partner and CTO
Long-time Google Canada engineering lead Steven Woods is jumping to Inovia to join the investment firm as a partner and chief…
BC venture funding matches Toronto with over $1 billion raised in Q1 2021
With over $1 billion invested into British Columbia’s tech startups in the first quarter of this year, venture funding in…
Relay Ventures bolsters investment team, while Antler expands to Canada
Two venture capital (VC) firms, Relay Ventures and Singapore-based Antler, have made recent moves in Canada to support the…
Toronto venture funding in Q1 2021 nearly matched all dollars raised across 2020
Tech startups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) raised more than $1 billion in venture funding over the first quarter of this…
Waterloo Region sees worst quarter for VC investment in two years due to lack of late-stage deals
A lack of late-stage megadeals in the first quarter of 2021 caused venture funding of tech companies in the Waterloo Region…
Calgary venture funding sets two-year record thanks to late-stage investments
Nine late-stage venture deals in Calgary’s tech ecosystem helped the region see its best quarter in terms of deals and dollars…
Golden Ventures looks to capitalize on portfolio winners with two new funds
Golden Ventures has closed two funds worth a combined $147 million CAD ($120 million USD) to expand beyond early-stage investing…
Conexus launching new accelerator, venture fund to strengthen Saskatchewan’s AgTech ecosystem
Regina-based Conexus Credit Union is set to announce two new initiatives in an effort to make Saskatchewan a global leader…