Locketgo raises $1.2 million seed round for turnkey smart locker service
Locketgo, which offers mobile-charging lockers for event attendees, has announced the close of a $1.2 million round of seed…
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Despite more Canadian women VC partners, LP dollars still go to all-male funds
The number of women partners at Canadian venture firms has risen by more than a full percent since last year, surpassing the…
Co-founder of Layer 6, Vector Institute leaves TD Bank to launch $471 million CAD AI venture fund
Jordan Jacobs, the former co-founder of the Vector Institute and Layer 6 is leaving his position at TD Bank to focus on managing…
Disruption Ventures, The Big Push team up to support women-led tech startups
Disruption Ventures fund and The Big Push accelerator today announced a partnership looking to give women-led tech startups…
Pangaea announces final close of fourth fund at $95 million CAD
Pangaea Ventures, which invests in advanced materials, announced it has completed the final close of Pangaea Ventures Fund…
Disruption Ventures cuts first cheque to women-led Hostfully
Disruption Ventures, a Canadian female-founded venture capital fund investing in women-led businesses, has deployed its first…
Claudio Rojas, NACO’s new CEO, wants to “see some magic happen” for Canadian entrepreneurs
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has found its new leader after former CEO, Yuri Navarro, announced he was stepping…
Echosec to receive $2 million secured loan from TIMIA Capital
Victoria-based Echosec Systems, an online data aggregation platform, has entered into a three-year investment facility with…
Coconut Software receives $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC
Saskatoon-based Coconut Software has received $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, with the company…
Healthtech-focused iGan Partners adds $50 million to Fund I
Toronto-based venture capital and private equity firm iGan Partners announced on Thursday, the second close of its Fund I,…
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),…
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…