With new funding, Astrus has secured $3.6 million CAD to date for its AI microchip design offering
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With new funding, Astrus has secured $3.6 million CAD to date for its AI microchip design offering

Astrus wants to cut down the time-consuming analog microchip design process. Toronto-based Astrus, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up the microchip design…

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Procurify closes $68-million CAD Series C to invest in AI, global expansion of spend management platform
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Procurify closes $68-million CAD Series C to invest in AI, global expansion of spend management platform

Ten Coves Capital, EDC join existing backers Information VP, HarbourVest. Vancouver-based spend management and procurement software startup Procurify has secured more than $68 million…

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Hiive secures $5.7-million CAD Series A to improve VC secondary trading

Hiive is still seeing a significant bid-ask spread for secondary stakes on its platform. In a buyer’s market, Vancouver-based FinTech startup Hiive wants to…

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HaiLa Technologies closes $14 million CAD strategic investment featuring Japanese manufacturer Murata Electronics
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HaiLa Technologies closes $14 million CAD strategic investment featuring Japanese manufacturer Murata Electronics

HaiLa says funding will fuel R&D for its IoT chips and solutions. HaiLa Technologies has announced that it has raised a $10.35 million USD…

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Boston-based Haemonetics announces intent to acquire OpSens in healthtech deal worth $345 million CAD
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Boston-based Haemonetics announces intent to acquire OpSens in healthtech deal worth $345 million CAD

OpSens said acquisition will provide the company with a global sales channel. A duo of healthtech firms have announced an agreement in which Boston-based…

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Pollin Fertility raises $20-million CAD Series A led by David Thomson’s Osmington Inc.

The raise highlights a recent flurry of rounds in the fertility space. Pollin Fertility is set to open the doors of its first clinic…

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Homecare Hub secures $3.4 million CAD in seed funding for its Airbnb-style senior care platform
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Homecare Hub secures $3.4 million CAD in seed funding for its Airbnb-style senior care platform

Toronto-based senior care startup will use funding to begin expansion to US market. Toronto-based senior care platform Homecare Hub raised $2.5 million USD ($3.4…

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Front Row Ventures closes over-subscribed $5.5 million CAD pan-Canadian fund

By students, for students firm plans to invest in 50 startups over the next four years. Front Row Ventures, the university student-led fund that…

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Luge Capital looks to buck FinTech trends with $71-million CAD first close of new fund

FinTech-focused firm targets $100-million fund and expanded team across Canada. With FinTech funding mired in a global slump, Luge Capital believes it has the…

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Oneka raises $12.5 million CAD, prepares to deliver desalination devices along the Pacific coast

Oneka says it can produce fresh water with zero greenhouse gas emissions using the power of waves. Cleantech startup Oneka Technologies has raised $12.5…

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