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TagBDC Capital unveils $300 million Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund
BDC Capital is pouring more capital into growth-stage companies in need of investment money.
The Montreal-based investment arm of the B..
Real estate information platform Local Logic raises $8 Million
Local Logic, a location intelligence platform that provides insights for homebuyers, real estate professionals and developers, today annou..
Home care platform AlayaCare raises $33 million
Montreal’s AlayaCare is raising $33 million in primary venture capital to put towards its home healthcare technology. Coupled with $18 mil..
500 Startups unveils 21st cohort with strong Canadian presence
Seven Canadian teams were unveiled Tuesday afternoon as part of the 21st cohort of 500 Startups‘ notable accelerator program.
In total,..
The Caisse rolls out pair of new funds for Quebec companies
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has announced the creation of two new funds that should help push companies forward as they see..
Anges Québec Capital appoints Kalthoum Bouacida as VP Investment
Kalthoum Bouacida has been appointed Vice President of Investment of Anges Québec Capital (AQC) . Ms. Bouacida previously held the positio..
Report: publicly funded tech accelerators create ‘lifestyle-type companies’
Are taxpayer-fuelled Canadian startup accelerators producing “lifestyle-type” companies without urgency to make profit?
A new report in..
Life science VC firm Amorchem spins out two new startups
AmorChem has invested in and spun out two new startups devoted to tackling inflammation and ocular diseases.
The VC firm separately fun..
Canadian fintechs stronger than ever, investments near record
Venture capital investment in Canadian financial technology (fintech) companies hit its highest level in almost two decades last year, eve..
Fintech meets clean energy, CoPower gets $300,000
Fintech, meet clean energy.
CoPower, a platform that raises investment money and makes loans to clean energy projects, has raised $300,..
Motorleaf’s ‘Nest for next-gen agriculture’ signs 500 Startups as lead investor
Montreal’s Motorleaf has signed 500 Startups Canada as its lead investor in a round that could go as high as $1.1 million.
The startup’..
Employee motivation software Greatify nets $1 million
Upon securing $1 million in angel investment, Greatify‘s CEO Thierry Poitras said “at this stage in our company’s growth, we need not just..
Adtech company District M raises $8 million
District M has landed a nice runway of cash from the Fonds de solidarité FTQ as it seeks to expand into the United States.
The digital ..
Processia Solutions gets funding from Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Laval-based Processia Solutions has raised a sizable round of funding from the Fonds de solidarité FTQ. The infusion comes as the IT consu..
Mega-successful iWeb trio play the startup game with Wealthica
Considering its cofounders sold their last business for $145 million, perhaps there should be more attention paid to new Montreal fintech ..