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Aiming for cash-flow positive in 2024, Virtuo targets North American expansion with 2023 funding

Calgary-based proptech startup raised $3.5 million in seed financing in March. Having secured funding earlier this year, Calgary-based Virtuo is now poised to expand…

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Ambyint is repatriating its headquarters to Calgary after three years in Houston

Ambyint CEO says Alberta’s “strong tech ecosystem” fueled the move back to Canada. Ambyint, which provides AI-powered optimization software for the oil and gas…

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Recharge Véhicule Électrique raises over $7 million to expand at-home EV charging
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Recharge Véhicule Électrique raises over $7 million to expand at-home EV charging

RVE’s president says the funding will help free up 4,000 megawatts of power from the grid. Québec-based Recharge Véhicule Électrique (RVE) has received over…

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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports
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Despite strong 2022 for cleantech, EDC report finds Canada lags peers on R&D spending, funding, converting startups to scaleups

VC investment in Canadian cleantech jumped 63 percent in 2022 despite a tough economy. In the past few years, pandemic lockdowns, geopolitical strife, and…

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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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ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business |

ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans. Calgary-based FinTech startup ZayZoon has…

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Novarc Technologies announces closing of $20 million USD for its AI-powered automated welding robots
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Novarc Technologies announces closing of $20 million USD for its AI-powered automated welding robots

Construction-vehicle company Caterpillar’s venture arm joined the round. Vancouver-based Novarc Technologies, which specializes in automated welding equipment using artificial intelligence (AI), announced it has…

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Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding
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Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding

As VC financing has dried up, a growing number of Canadian tech firms are running out of cash. Burlington, Ont.-based Tiptap and Laval, Qué.’s…

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EDC increases its matching investment maximum from $5 million to $25 million

Since launching in 2020, the EDC Matching Investment Program has made over $390 million in co-investments. Export Development Canada (EDC) is expanding its Investment…

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Vive Crop Protection adds $11.2 million CAD extension to Series C to improve efficiency of agricultural chemicals

Vive recently made its fungicide available in Canada to help combat potato crop diseases. Vive Crop Protection has raised $11.2 million CAD ($8.4 million…

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