Impression Ventures closes $30 million Fund II to boost Canada’s “massive” FinTech talent
Impression Ventures has raised $10 million for its Fund II, bringing its total funding to over $30 million. Limited Partners…
#SpotlightSeries: Why Michael Hyatt turned down $17 million in BlueCat’s early days
Is it better to maintain full control of your company and potentially crash and burn — or bring in renowned talent that promises…
Spring Loaded Technology launches bionic knee brace, receives $2.46 million from Canadian gov’t
Halifax-based Spring Loaded Technology announced the official launch of its Levitation bionic knee brace. At the same time,…
Upside Foundation reaches 100 pledge milestone in its mission to turn equity into charity
The Upside Foundation, a national charity that asks startups to pledge stock options and warrants towards Canadian charities,…
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund completes $300 million investment program with $15 million Lumira Capital investment
Northleaf Capital Partners announced that it’s completely deployed its $300 million Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund,…
Report: $3.2 billion in VC investments made in Canada last year
BDC has released a report on Canada’s venture capital landscape, and indicated that while there is positive momentum,…
Automat raises $11 million Series A to build up conversational AI platform
Montreal-based Automat has raised an $11 million CAD Series A round. The round was led by the brandtech group You & Mr…
Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on Crowdmatrix
Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdmatrix. “Institutional…
Shopify’s social marketing bot now free for all merchants
Shopify has announced that Kit, its platform that manages social marketing through SMS, will now be available to all Shopify…
Pressboard raises $2 million to develop AI assistant for its branded content marketplace
Vancouver-based Pressboard has raised a $2 million to expand its branded content marketplace. The funding round was led by…
RentMoola announces API partnership with Naborly, adds new property management features
Toronto-based Naborly has announced a multi-year API and data partnership with Vancouver-based RentMoola, which is working…
#SpotlightSeries: Michael Hyatt says VC money is the “most expensive or cheapest” a founder can take
“We got BlueCat to something like $5.2 million in revenue before we would even look at VC money.” Michael Hyatt…
Upbrella Construction wins PwC Canada’s disruptor award
Last week, PwC Canada announced the winners of its Vision to Reality Awards. The Vision to Reality Awards celebrate Canadian…
With $2.1 million in funding, Zoom.ai wants its automated assistant to be the next Salesforce
Toronto-based Zoom.ai has just raised a $2.1 million seed round for its automated assistant. The round included participation…
C100’s new director wants organization to scale alongside Canada’s startup ecosystem
When Laura Buhler was announced as C100’s executive director in February, interim executive director Terry Doyle said…