Tag: Capital
Cultivator has a new leader, Canadian FinTech leader has some new capital
Plus: Meet BetaKit’s new newsletter editor. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – New Spring Impact Capital fund targets early-stage healthtech startups
Plus: AbCellera decimates staff in biotech slump. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
Sixty Degree Capital closes $338 million CAD for third venture fund
The new fund looks to invest in enterprise software and healthtech startups. Toronto-headquartered Sixty Degree Capital has completed a final close of its third…
Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups
New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.” Vancouver-based Spring Impact Capital is rolling out a new impact-focused…
Hopper-linked Deep Sky closes $57.5-million Series A to make Canada a “carbon removal capital”
Barely a year old, the Montréal cleantech startup has already amassed $75 million in total funding. Montréal-based carbon-capture startup Deep Sky has closed $57.5…
Acton Capital closes $240-million USD Fund VI to invest in tech startups across Canada and Europe
Acton’s Canadian portfolio has included Chefs Plate, Clio, Knix Wear, Maple, and Mobify. Acton Capital has closed its sixth venture capital (VC) fund, securing…
Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState
Vertu closed $300 million CAD for its first private equity fund in March. Toronto-based private equity firm Vertu Capital has acquired Vancouver software company…
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a…
Version One Ventures explains how to fundraise when capital is no longer a commodity
GP Algena Tran says a constrained venture capital landscape requires founders to be better storytellers. While some new funds are providing fresh capital to…
Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital
CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts investigates the curious case of the missing Canadian dotcom crash. The current venture market is “weird.” Don’t take my word…