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Sea Shepherd patrol vessel named after Age of Union Alliance
Impact

Dax Dasilva’s Age of Union Alliance donates $4.5 million USD to Sea Shepherd to fight illegal fishing

Jan 7, 2022

Age of Union’s sixth global partnership following its initial $40 million pledge.

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Acquisitions

Wishpond acquires SMS marketing firm Winback.chat for $700,000

Jan 7, 2022

Wishpond has now made two asset acquisitions from AtlasMind

HardBacon
Acquisitions

Hardbacon acquires India-based financial calculator Findmytotal.com

Jan 4, 2022

Last year, Hardbacon announced plans to list on a Canadian stock exchange.

Person wearing a black shirt holding tongs to pick up a flower of cannabis from a scale
Acquisitions

Weedbox acquires ecommerce tech provider Goodtimes

Dec 29, 2021

Weedbox intends to expand TokeText to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.

bitcoin
Markets

CoinSmart second crypto trading platform to receive marketplace status this month

Dec 27, 2021

Bitbuy also received marketplace approval in early December.

Funding

CDL-Rockies promised $4.8 million from OCIF, federal government

Dec 22, 2021

The investment will enable the creation of a fourth CDL-Rockies stream.

traction guest
Acquisitions

Traction Guest acquired by US growth equity firm PSG

Dec 20, 2021

Traction Guest was one of Traction on Demand’s first incubated products.

Marlow founders
Funding

Marlow brings innovative D2C menstrual product to market

Dec 20, 2021

The startup also recently received approval from Health Canada.

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Acquisitions

LifeSpeak acquires Torchlight to expand digital education to caregivers

Dec 17, 2021

LifeSpeak claims this is the company’s largest acquisition to date.

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Funding

Tiggy raises $6.3 million to expand 15-minute grocery delivery service beyond Vancouver

Dec 16, 2021

Tiggy has its eyes on establishing dark stores in Toronto.

Xandar Kardian radar sensor
Funding

Xandar Kardian raises $10 million for contactless health monitoring tech

Dec 15, 2021

In April, its solution was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Marc Sultzbaugh
Funding

Rockport Networks raises $61.9 million CAD, appoints Marc Sultzbaugh as co-CEO

Dec 15, 2021

Rockport’s tech is being used by a supercomputer at the University of Texas.

restaurants
Funding

Snappy receives $2 million to scale restaurant management tech

Dec 14, 2021

Snappy powers over 1,500 restaurants in eight countries and over 30 cities.

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Funding

Kudos secures $10 million from Canadian Business Growth Fund to boost employee engagement

Dec 10, 2021

Employee engagement platform provider Kudos has secured a $10 million minority equity investment from the Canadian Business…

Startup Calgary Launch Party 2019
Events

10Adventures, SOS WebAR take home Startup Calgary 2021 Launch Party awards

Dec 10, 2021

Digital travel guide startup 10Adventures and augmented reality company SOS WebAR were recently awarded with the People’s…

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