Tag: inovia
Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline
Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…
Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs BetaKit
Fund formalizes Inovia’s support for emerging managers as many struggle to fundraise. Montréal-based Inovia Capital has launched its first Discovery Fund, closing $34 million…
Cohere announces $270 million Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce
Nvidia founder: Cohere has made “foundational contributions to generative AI.” Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere, which competes against ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has announced…
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…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s revenue jumps but beware Amazon’s Trojan horse
Plus: Proposed regulations for Retail Payment Activities Act open for public comment. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Clinify’s mission to digitize African medical records
Plus: How Canada opened the door to for-profit virtual care. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: “it is your one chance to shape the regime.”
Plus: Stripe’s attempt to raise $55 billion. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….
Canadian startup news of the week (2/20/23)
Plus: a $700 million new commitment to innovation clusters. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…
Real Ventures partners with Panache, Inovia to relaunch FounderFuel accelerator
Longstanding venture-backed startup program goes national with hybrid approach. Real Ventures-led venture-backed startup accelerator FounderFuel is returning this spring for the first time in…
WorkJam closes $50 million USD round co-led by Inovia, Fonds FTQ
WorkJam’s platform is geared towards supporting the frontline workforce. Frontline workforce management startup WorkJam has secured $50 million USD in a Series D round…