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Blume secures $2 million CAD to scale latte replacement product

Frank and Oak, Nude Beverages execs buy into Blume’s first institutional round. Vancouver-based organic food brand Blume has closed $2 million CAD in what…

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Intelligent City puts scaffolding in place to scale sustainable building solution
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Intelligent City puts scaffolding in place to scale sustainable building solution

Intelligent City has secured $22 million CAD from investors like BDC. Vancouver-based Intelligent City has been on a mission for the past decade to…

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Why founders need to rethink how to scale alongside how to give back

Canadians are more likely to support businesses that are mission-driven. Being a founder in 2022 means that you have an obligation to both scale…

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Plobal Apps raises $8.5 million in Bessemer-led round to scale mobile ecommerce app for Shopify merchants

With $14 million in total funding, Plobal wants to go global. Toronto-based startup Plobal Apps has raised $8.5 million in what it classifies as…

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Babbly secures $3.2 million CAD to scale speech development software for children

The Toronto startup aims to decipher babies’ babbling. Toronto-based SaaS startup Babbly has raised a $3.2 million CAD ($2.5 million USD) in an all-equity…

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Certn raises $65.1 million CAD to scale background check tech beyond Canada
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Certn raises $65.1 million CAD to scale background check tech beyond Canada

With fresh funds, Certn plans to hire 160 new roles this year. Victoria-based startup Certn has raised $65.1 million CAD ($50 million USD) in…

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Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company
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Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company

Boast.ai co-founders Alex Popa and Lloyed Lobo will remain on the board. Boast.ai has a new CEO to boast about. The Vancouver-founded company has…

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Tailscale closes $128 million CAD Series B to scale VPN service, amass more developer evangelists
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Tailscale closes $128 million CAD Series B to scale VPN service, amass more developer evangelists

Amid a sea of top-down network security solutions, Tailscale’s bottom-up approach is paying dividends. A slew of American investors have backed Canada’s newest unicorn,…

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Yamaha Motor Ventures leads Verge Ag’s $7.5 million Series A round to scale precision farming tech

Verge Ag wants to help farmers plan Yamaha Motor Ventures, the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., has led Lethbridge-based…

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How being open to feedback helped Stephany Lapierre scale TealBook
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How being open to feedback helped Stephany Lapierre scale TealBook

Unwilling to settle for a simple no, Lapierre pushed investors for feedback. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, starting a business seemed like…

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