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Hiive secures $5.7-million CAD Series A to improve VC secondary trading

Hiive is still seeing a significant bid-ask spread for secondary stakes on its platform. In a buyer’s market, Vancouver-based FinTech startup Hiive wants to…

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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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Rhino Ventures leads Twig Fertility’s $8 million Series A to improve fertility experience with tech

Twig is developing a proprietary platform to optimize treatment plans and opening more clinics in Canada. A new generation of families is driving…

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Novisto closes $27 million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting

Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up. Montréal-based Novisto, which sells environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data-management software, has closed…

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BlackBerry considering breaking up its businesses to improve revenue, cash flow

BlackBerry’s year-over-year revenue declined by 18 percent. BlackBerry is considering breaking up its businesses as it reviews its portfolio. On Monday, BlackBerry announced…

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Optable raises $26 million CAD to help companies improve advertising campaigns
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Optable raises $26 million CAD to help companies improve advertising campaigns

Optable is backed by a group of corporate venture investors. Montréal-based Optable has raised $26 million CAD ($20 million USD) to expand the reach…

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Shopify enterprise merchants can now use Google’s AI tools to improve searchability

Google Cloud’s integration increases access to Google’s search and browsing technologies. Enterprise brands can now access Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for discoverability through…

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Darwin AI secures $8.1 million CAD to improve efficiency of electronics manufacturing

Kitchener-Waterloo-based Darwin AI has raised $8.1 million CAD ($6 million USD) in what the startup said was a seed extension round. The all-equity, primary…

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Goloot announces $4 million to improve online advertising for D2C merchants
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Goloot announces $4 million to improve online advertising for D2C merchants

Backed by former Paysafe leaders, Goloot has amassed a list of customers that includes Lancôme, Keurig, and SSENSE. Amid a boring banner ad and…

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Produce8 lands $6 million in seed funding to improve digital-first team productivity

Vancouver-based SaaS startup Produce8 announced that it has raised $6 million CAD in seed-round funding. Produce8 declined to name the investors in the round,…

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