Tag: food
Asian food delivery service Fantuan secures $40-million Series C round
The funding will be used to improve its platform and explore an expansion into other service sectors. Burnaby, British Columbia-based Fantuan has closed $40…
Cleantech startup Relocalize secures $4.78 million for hyperlocal food distribution
Relocalize aims to do away with electric trucks altogether and replace them with on-the-spot food distribution and supply. Montreal-based cleantech startup Relocalize has raised…
Protein Industries Canada offers $10 million to help grow AI use in food sector
AI is being applied to the plant-based food industry’s efforts to satisfy ever-changing consumer demands. If it seems like artificial intelligence (AI) is in…
Saskatoon startups Rivercity, 7shifts team up to enhance food temperature monitoring for restaurants
RCI integrates its cold chain monitoring sensors into 7shifts’ restaurant management platform. Two Saskatoon-based startups are teaming up to help restaurants improve their…
The51 closes $30 million of targeted $50-million Food and AgTech Fund
LPs include Farm Credit Canada, Alberta Enterprise Corporation, and National Bank of Canada. The51’s Food and AgTech Fund has closed $30 million of a…
Fresh Prep acquires fellow Vancouver food delivery startup Peko
Fresh Prep says deal will help the sustainable meal kit company tackle food waste. Vancouver-based sustainable meal kit delivery startup Fresh Prep has acquired…
KitchenMate expands smart food kiosk to condo market
As hybrid and remote work prevail, KitchenMate brings its Gen2 closer to home. When Toronto-based KitchenMate unveiled the second iteration of its smart food…
Amazon climate tech fund backs Genecis to turn food waste into bioplastics
Amazon is exploring ways to use Genecis’ bioplastics in its own packaging. Toronto-based cleantech startup Genecis Bioindustries is receiving funding from Amazon as part…
Federal government invests $2.4 million in P&P Optica to help meat processors automate food safety
PPO’s systems can detect and remove objects like plastics, rubber from food. Waterloo-based startup P&P Optica (PPO), which uses technology to automate food inspection…
CFIN invests $338,000 into four Canadian projects related to food sector
Projects in this cohort range from an automated tempeh incubator to upcycling produce. The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing a collective $339,000…