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The main news of the week
Techstars Toronto’s all-round team has spurred discussion on an immediate role based in the city.
In the past, Techstars Toronto’s collective teams have demonstrated an interesting balance between local Canadians and international founders to grow their businesses in Canada. But the latest batch was unique: for the first time, it consisted exclusively of non-Canadian companies.
Deloitte Canada launches $150 million CAD venture capital fund.
After a number of years tracking the growing number of tech startups on the annual Tech Fast 50 list, Deloitte Canada is getting into the venture capital business.
Michael Hyatt has joined Northleaf Capital Partners as a senior advisor.
Northleaf Capital Partners has added Canadian technology entrepreneur and investor Michael Hiatt as a senior advisor to the firm’s venture capital and growth equity program. Elsewhere in Canadian VC moves, Innovia Capital has promoted Hugh Lalantet to partner in the firm’s growth investment team.
Mars launched a new $100 million graphite IAF fund
The fund will see a $25 million investment from Canadian pension fund OMERS, as well as contributions from entrepreneurs from past IAF investments.
Bench CEO and founder Ian Crosby left, the company will bring president
“I told everybody I was ready to move on to the next thing,” Crosby told BetaKit in an interview.
Ottawa entrepreneur Brad Rollo remembers with passion and enthusiasm
John Bradley “Brad” Rollo passed away in his sleep from cancer on December 24, 2021. Rollo’s death sparked a flood of memories and tributes from his family and friends.
Toronto breaks records for venture funding in 2021 as city grows accustomed to billion-dollar quarter
Toronto’s tech investment will grow 400 percent by 2021, according to data from briefed.in. British Columbia’s tech sector in western Canada reached new heights last year, and Calgary saw strong results as the region’s deal rate doubled. Elsewhere, Montreal’s tech funding continues to grow, with Faire and Appleboard accounting for 85 percent of the capital raised by Waterloo Region startups by 2021.
Why Canadian tech is finally catching up to the global talent market.
The pandemic has made global talent more accessible than ever before. That’s especially evident in Canada’s thriving startup scene.
The Clio alum started Lawbroker, a Logitech startup to match consumers with lawyers
Armed with $785,000 in fresh funding, the new Toronto-based startup aims to tackle what one of its investors describes as a “universal problem”—how to get the right legal help.
Three Canadian regions have been ranked among the best global cleaning ecosystems by startup Genome.
It is interesting to note that the Toronto-Waterloo region is ranked as the top cleanup center in Canada, with British Columbia (BC) in particular seen as the country’s leader in this area.
Recent funding, acquisitions and layoffs
- SF – Builders VC Raises $250M in Second Fund (read more)
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VIC – Certn Accredited (read more)
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Van – Ziva Dynamics acquired by Unity Technologies (read more)
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VAN – MintList (TrafficDriven) – $2.76M (read more)
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REG – Agtech Accelerator Receives $900K in RDA Funding (read more)
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REG – HomeTeamLive – $450K (read more)
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Lon – Paystone Acquires Canadian Payment Services (read more)
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MAR – VentureLab receives $1.5M from the municipality (read more)
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TOR – BenchSci – $63M (read more)
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TOR – Zafin Buys Fincad (read more)
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TOR – Discovers Daylight Automation Authentication Data Technologies (read more)
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HAL – Volta Labs Receives $450K in RDA Funding (Read More)
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GHE – Reached – $150m (read more)
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