Tag: startups
Acton Capital closes $240-million USD Fund VI to invest in tech startups across Canada and Europe
Acton’s Canadian portfolio has included Chefs Plate, Clio, Knix Wear, Maple, and Mobify. Acton Capital has closed its sixth venture capital (VC) fund, securing…
Cultivator’s AgTech accelerator startups surpass $80 million in funding since January 2022
Applications are open for its third cohort set to begin in March. Conexus Credit Union’s AgTech accelerator has revealed in a new report that…
RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups
RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada. The Royal Bank of Canada’s technology and innovation arm, RBCx,…
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a…
EDC report says Canada is struggling to convert startups to scaleups
Plus: Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as part of coast-to-coast Fund III. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will…
Despite strong 2022 for cleantech, EDC report finds Canada lags peers on R&D spending, funding, converting startups to scaleups
VC investment in Canadian cleantech jumped 63 percent in 2022 despite a tough economy. In the past few years, pandemic lockdowns, geopolitical strife, and…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups
Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Summertime Sadness for Saskatoon software startups
Plus: 1Password has a president. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…
Saskatoon software startups Vendasta, 7shifts, Andgo Systems make layoffs
Vendasta CMO: “Every tech company right now needs to be thinking about profitable growth.” A trio of Saskatoon-based software companies have joined the growing…
Neo Financial, Float, and Cohere headline LinkedIn’s sixth annual list of Canada’s top 15 startups
Neo Financial joins Wealthsimple as only companies to top list in multiple years. Neo Financial ranks first for the second year in a row…