Desire2Learn Raises $85 Million Following Record Growth Year
byDesire2Learn (D2L) has raised an $85 million series B round, led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham Holdings, Four…
Venture Capital
BDC and Corus Entertainment Pitch in for New Gibraltar Venture Capital Fund
byToronto is getting a brand new venture capital fund in Gibraltar Partners Fund One. The new fund achieved its first close…
Private Jets and Expensive Trips: The New ‘Arms Race’ in Wooing Entrepreneurs
byiNovia Capital partner Chris Arsenault said he was sitting down at dinner last night with a Canadian entrepreneur in Silicon…
Armed with $800K Seed Round, Montreal’s Provender Launches in Toronto
byAfter launching almost a year ago with a bit of angel cash, Montreal’s Provender officially launched in Toronto this…
Manulife Financial Joins as Federal Fund-of-Funds Reaches Second Close
byThe federal government’s fund-of-funds for startups has achieved its second close, bringing total commitments to date…
Toronto’s Figure1 Medical Imagery App Raises $4 Million from Union Square Ventures
byAccording to Fortune, Toronto startup Figure1, which created a medical imagery app for gruesome photos, has raised $4 million…
OMERS Ventures Looks for These Three Attributes When Investing Into a Startup
byOMERS Ventures, the investment arm of pension fund OMERS, has a core focus in the technology, media, telecommunications, clean…
2014 Startup Fest: Over 1,500 Patrons, $200K In Investments Given Out
byEarly July’s International Startup Festival in Montreal didn’t fail to deliver an action packed week with keynotes,…
CareGuide Sets Sight on Rapid Growth
byToronto-based CareGuide has closed its seed round and attracted venture backing from 35 prominent investors in Canada and…
Mike McDerment’s FreshBooks Raises $30 Million In First Funding Round
byToronto startup FreshBooks, the online cloud accounting software for freelancers and professionals, has raised a $30 million…
BDC Exec Argues for More ‘Catalytic Partner Financing’ Rather Than Just VC Money
byA Business Development of Canada (BDC) executive has taken to the Globe and Mail to argue for the case of “catalytic…
FounderFuel’s Accelerator Rally is Coming Back to the International Startup Festival
byMontreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program and the International Startup Festival are throwing their second annual Accelerator…
Next 36’s Trip to New York City Is About Relationships, Not Cheques
byNext 36 mentor Christian Lassonde was pretty blunt on the phone about what he tells a handful of startups from every cohort…
The Funding Portal Wants to Make It Easier for HealthTech Companies to Get Money
byThe Funding Portal, a Toronto-based government grants consultancy service that also offers a searchable database of over 7,000…
Vancouver’s Big Data + Human Resources Company Visier Gets $25 Million
bySeveral media outlets confirmed yesterday that Vancouver-headquartered Visier Workforce Analytics, a company that combines…