Tag: sandpiper ventures
Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients
BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million. The Government of Canada is investing up to $25…
Simmunome secures $2 million to make clinical trials more efficient with AI |BetaKit
Montréal startup’s backers include Theodorus, Eurêka, BKR Capital, Sandpiper, and ACET Capital. Clinical trials can be time-consuming, expensive, and suffer poor success rates. Using…
Following Alberta launch, insurtech QuickFacts raises $1.13 million CAD to expand across Canada
QuickFacts will launch its solution for insurance-specific workflows this summer. Halifax-based QuickFacts, which provides competitive intelligence for insurance brokerages, has raised $1.13 million CAD…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Truepill, Peloton, and Calm all make staff cuts
Plus: ByteDance Pays $1.5 Billion for China Hospital Chain in Health Foray. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – How long term care in hospitals could become obsolete
Plus: 10x Genomics Lays Off Approximately 100 Employees. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe….
Canadian startup news of the week (8/7/22)
Plus: Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you…
Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups
Sandpiper sees “huge … and untapped opportunity” to back more women entrepreneurs amid market downturn. Halifax-based Sandpiper Ventures has completed the final close for…
Fable raises $8.4 million CAD Series A to fuel move beyond tableware
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) tableware startup Fable has secured $8.4 million CAD ($6.55 million USD) in Series A financing to move beyond the dinner table. Vancouver-based,…
ProcedureFlow closes $11.8 million to scale knowledge management software globally
ProcedureFlow’s client base includes Blue Cross, Nova Scotia Power. ProcedureFlow, a Saint John, New Brunswick-based SaaS provider, has secured $11.8 million in an investment…
Atlantic Canadian innovation players launch new Startup Atlantic brand at Startupfest
ACOA, Propel, Ignite, Genesis, CDL, Innovacorp, Sandpiper Ventures among orgs supporting Startup Atlantic. At Startupfest 2022, people clad in Startup Atlantic shirts, hats, and…