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Aquaculture tech platform XpertSea secures $20m Series B

Quebec City-based XpertSea, a provider of technologies and financial solutions for the aquaculture supply chain, has closed a $20 million Series B financing.

Mero grabs $2.5m seed financing led by Fresco, IX Labs

Toronto-based Mero Technologies, a technology company that uses internet-of-things sensors to enable the cleaning of large commercial buildings, has closed a $2.5 million seed financing.

FreshBooks raises $80.75 in Series E, $50m in debt funding

Toronto-based FreshBooks, a cloud accounting software provider, has raised $80.75 million in a Series E financing.

LQT Therapeutics nabs $19m in Amplitude-led Series A round

Laval, Quebec-based LQT Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company focused on developing precision therapies for genetic heart diseases, has secured $19 in a Series A financing.

Scale Venture Partners promotes Anderson to partner

The early-stage investor bolstered its team, promoting Eric Anderson to partner and Noah Gross to senior associate, among other personnel changes.

Canadian VC invested in H1 2021 hits record high of C$7.5bn

Canadian venture capital investing continued its record-setting pace in 2021, with C$4.3 billion deployed across 172 financings in Q2.

Iron Pillar backs edtech start-up Skill-Lync

Iron Pillar announces it invested $15m in Skill-Lync, as part of a $17.5m round.

Ben Fu joins NewView Capital as partner

The investor joins NewView as a partner and was formerly with NextWorld Capital.

Felicis adds Storm to team

Former IVP investor Jake Storm has joined Felicis Ventures.

True Beauty Ventures raises debut fund

The fund, with offices in New York and Miami, has raised more than $42m.