Tag: vancouver
Ionomr Innovations raises $26.7 million CAD to boost green hydrogen sector
Simon Fraser University spinout has raised $55.4 million CAD to date. Vancouver and Rochester, NY-based electrochemical engineering startup Ionomr Innovations has closed a $26.7-million…
Inverted AI closes $5.3 million CAD in seed funding for vehicle safety simulation tech
Startup builds AI-powered non-playable characters for advanced vehicle testing. Vancouver-based Inverted AI has closed over $5.3 million CAD ($4 million USD) in seed funding…
Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as traditional lenders and VCs pull back. Vancouver-based Vistara Growth has raised over $200 million CAD for its latest technology-focused…
Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot
Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year. One month after soft-launching its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website…
As ailing WeWork reduces Canadian footprint, BDC opens new collaborative work location in Vancouver
Vancouver marks BDC Square’s third location, following Toronto and Montréal. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has opened a new BDC Square location…
Renaissance raises $1 million CAD in fresh funding to help artists connect with their superfans
Music tech startup claims to have surpassed one million downloads with zero marketing spend. Vancouver-based Renaissance has revealed $1-million CAD in fresh funding as…
Brex launches corporate card, expense offering targeting Canadian workers at US firms
The new offering comes over a year after Brex chose to “pivot away from SMBs.” San Francisco-based FinTech firm Brex has publicly launched a…
Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo, Calgary among the top 50 global cleantech ecosystems
Atlantic Canada ranks third in top North American oceantech startup ecosystems. Atlantic Canada’s startup ecosystem is carving a significant niche in the global blue…
Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups
New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.” Vancouver-based Spring Impact Capital is rolling out a new impact-focused…
With $2 million raised to date, Omnicart aims to serve hyperlocal last-mile delivery
Omnicart wants to help local businesses in small towns become their own DoorDash. Vancouver-based last-mile delivery platform Omnicart has secured $1 million CAD in…