Mimik Technology raises $17.9 million CAD to make any computing device act like a cloud server
Mimik Technology has raised $17.9 million CAD ($14.4 million USD) in its all-equity Series A funding round led by Pier 88 Investment…
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Owl.co raises $30 million Series B to scale insurance claim monitoring solution
Vancouver-based insurance tech startup Owl.co has raised $30 million in its Series B funding round led by Cota Capital. Other…
US proptech Opendoor plots Canadian hiring expansion, aims to add 100 engineers
San Francisco-based real estate tech firm Opendoor is planning to hire around 100 product development engineers in Canada by…
Mogo planting trees to offset carbon emissions from Bitcoin mining
In the midst of the controversy over the climate change impact Bitcoin mining causes, the FinTech startup Mogo Inc. has launched…
Lumira Ventures latest Canadian VC to jump on SPAC trend in pursuit of US medtech firms
A newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with executives from and backed by Canada’s Lumira Ventures set…
Hootsuite plans to IPO before Christmas, raise $200 million on TSX
Hootsuite is finalizing its preparations to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange before the end of the year, BetaKit has…
GrubMarket expands to Canada by acquiring e-commerce startup Funtech
San Francisco-based foodtech startup GrubMarket enters the Canadian e-commerce market through its completed acquisition of…
Felicia Bochicchio named CEO of Unbounce; Rick Perreault becomes board chair
Unbounce, the conversion intelligence startup, is undergoing a big change at the executive level as Felicia Bochicchio becomes…
BC entrepreneur wins $1.6 million prize from Prince William-founded competition
A cleantech entrepreneur from Vancouver is one of the five winners of a competition founded by Prince William. Vancouver’s…
Plurilock to acquire assets of CloudCodes Software to bolster cloud security solution
Victoria-based Plurilock Security has entered into a definite asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of CloudCodes,…
Rumor Avenue acquires FLIK as company aims to empower women founders
Less than two years after launching its platform, FLIK has been acquired by fellow Vancouver-based firm Rumor Avenue in a deal…
General Fusion to expand HQ in Richmond, BC and quadruple workforce
General Fusion, a Vancouver-based cleantech company, is partnering with Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to relocate and…
Pocketed secures $1 million CAD to help more companies access grant funding, power US expansion
Vancouver-based FinTech software startup Pocketed, which offers a platform that helps businesses find and apply for grants…
SkyHive secures $49.3 million CAD Series B raise for automated job skills tech
SaaS startup SkyHive has raised $49.3 million CAD ($40 million USD) in a Series B round. Eldrige led the round with participation…
Fraction raises $20 million to bring home equity solution to US market
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Fraction Technologies has raised $20 million CAD in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors.…