Ex-OMERS director, Mike Woollatt, leading Hamilton Lane’s new Toronto office
Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment and advisory firm, has officially opened a Toronto office (its first in Canada),…
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Danielle Graham joins Dream Maker Ventures as firm targets $75 million Diversity Fund
Danielle Graham, founder of Communitech’s Fierce Founders program, has joined Dream Maker Ventures as a principal to…
Agorize raises $20 million CAD, expanding Canadian presence
Agorize, online platform for hackathons and open innovation challenges, has raised $20 million CAD, which the company said…
OMERS Ventures expands to Europe with sole-sourced €300 million fund
OMERS Ventures has made good on its promise to expand to Europe, announcing today a €300 million ($455 million CAD) dedicated…
Atlantic Canada’s First Angel Network shuts down
First Angel Network Association (FAN), a not-for-profit focused on Atlantic Canada’s early-stage tech ecosystem since…
Avidbots raises $31.5 million CAD Series B for floor cleaning robots
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, today announced the close of a $31.5 million CAD Series B funding round, to help…
Fonds de solidarité FTQ makes $1 billion annual investment commitment
Montreal-based VC Fonds de solidarité FTQ has announced it will invest $1 billion CAD a year, over three years, to support…
Wattpad partners with India’s largest media company to expand presence in the region
Toronto-based Wattpad, an online community for readers and writers, has announced a partnership and strategic investment with…
Women-focused Disruption Ventures raises $13 million led by Scotiabank
Disruption Ventures, a private female-founded venture capital fund investing in businesses led by women, is set to receive…
Silicon Valley Bank opens in Canada
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) today announced that it has been granted a license to operate in Canada, and has opened its Canadian…
Refugee entrepreneur program looks to empower Syrian founders
The Refugee Career Jumpstart Project (Jumpstart) is hosting a joint program with Angel Investors Ontario, aimed to empower…
Student-led Front Row Ventures launching in Ontario
Front Row Ventures (FRV), a student-run Canadian venture capital fund, will be launching in Ontario this spring, and is now…
iNovia Capital raises $796 CAD million for two new venture funds
Montreal-based venture firm iNovia Capital has raised $796 million CAD to create two new funds. The firm has raised a $265…
Former Softchoice CEO, Dave MacDonald, joins Leaders Fund as venture partner
Evergreen venture firm, Leaders Fund, has announced that Dave MacDonald, the former CEO of Softchoice, has joined as the firm’s…
Cycle Capital reaches $109 million CAD first close of new cleantech fund
Canadian cleantech VC firm Cycle Capital Management (CCM) has announced a $109 million CAD first close of its Cycle Capital…