Tag: healthtech
H|T: The Healthtech Times – SmileDirectClub shuts down shortly after declaring bankruptcy
Plus: The silly things women’s health entrepreneurs hear from male VCs. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Healthtech startups among targets of Sixty Degree Capital’s new $338-million CAD fund
Plus: Medtronic’s $738 million acquisition is cancelled. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…
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…
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…
Nicotine addiction treatment tech startup Ditch Labs acquires IP assets of French firm Enovap SAS
Acquisition comes nine months after Ditch Labs secured $3.25 million CAD in seed funding. Montréal-based healthtech startup Ditch Labs has acquired a portfolio of…
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…
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
Since its launch in 2008, the Toronto-based MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) has grown into one of the country’s most active early-stage venture capital…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally
Plus: Semantic Health acquired by US-based AAPC. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
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…
Sun Life makes $9.5-million investment into digital pharmacy Pillway
Toronto-based digital pharmacy Pillway has secured a $9.5-million CAD strategic investment from Canadian insurance giant Sun Life. This all-equity investment, which Pillway classified as…