Ionomr Innovations
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Ionomr Innovations raises $26.7 million CAD to boost green hydrogen sector

Simon Fraser University spinout has raised $55.4 million CAD to date. Vancouver and Rochester, NY-based electrochemical engineering startup Ionomr Innovations has closed a $26.7-million…

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Friendlier
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Friendlier closes $5-million seed extension for reusable packaging solution

Cleantech startup claims it has helped reuse over one million containers. Guelph, Ont.-based cleantech startup Friendlier has secured a $5-million seed extension as it…

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Inverted AI closes $5.3 million CAD in seed funding for vehicle safety simulation tech

Startup builds AI-powered non-playable characters for advanced vehicle testing. Vancouver-based Inverted AI has closed over $5.3 million CAD ($4 million USD) in seed funding…

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Woveo FinTech startup
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Woveo closes $2.3 million to expand community wallet platform for underserved banking customers

As cost of borrowing increases, Woveo wants to help non-prime customers save, build credit. Calgary-based FinTech startup Woveo has raised $2.3 million CAD in…

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Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round
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Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round

Terminal aims to be the Plaid for telematics data in commercial trucking. Toronto-based Terminal, a trucking telematics integrations startup, has closed a $3.1-million USD…

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Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
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Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund

Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as traditional lenders and VCs pull back. Vancouver-based Vistara Growth has raised over $200 million CAD for its latest technology-focused…

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Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
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Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution

The funding round was led by Nicolas Bouchard’s venture capital firm Exo10. Montréal-based mobile checkout startup Leav has raised $2.3 million CAD in seed…

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Durable
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Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot

Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year. One month after soft-launching its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website…

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Startup TNT 2023
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Startup TNT completes first close of targeted $5-million venture fund

Fund I will write $50,000 cheques to winners of Startup TNT investment summits. In May 2019, Zack Storms launched what became an Edmonton “Thursday…

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Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel receives $2.9-million grant from ACOA
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Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel receives $2.9-million grant from ACOA

The Government of Nova Scotia committed $1.05 million to Propel in May. Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel has received a $2.9-million grant from the federal…

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