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Venture-backed LifeSpeak files to go public on TSX

LifeSpeak, a Toronto-based digital education platform for employee mental health and wellness, has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering and secondary offering.

Venture-backed Q4 looks to raise C$150m in public debut

Toronto-based Q4, a capital markets communications platform, has priced its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange to raise C$150 million.

Space company Kepler wins $60m in Tribe-led Series B round

Kepler Communications, a Toronto-based satellite telecommunications company, has collected $60 million in a Series B financing.

Self-driving platform Waabi launches with $83.5m Series A deal

Toronto-based Waabi, an artificial intelligence startup focused on self-driving technology, has launched with a $83.5 million Series A financing.

Version One nets $100m for fourth flagship, second opportunities funds

Vancouver-based venture capital firm Version One Ventures has secured $100 million for two new funds, including a fourth flagship early-stage fund.

ID verification startup Trulioo raises $394m in funding: Reuters

Trulioo, a Vancouver-based electronic identity and address verification platform, has secured $394 million (C$476 million) in financing.

Felicis promotes Grace Chou

Chou is now principal at Felicis Ventures, which she joined three years ago from Walmart.

Collaborative Fund and Defy.vc lead funding in online training site Copeland

Copeland of San Francisco has now raised $7m in total funding to provide education in skilled trades and the construction industry.

GreenSky holds C$15m first close of Fund IV, invests in Anessa

GreenSky Capital, an investor in early-stage technology companies in Canada, has initially closed a fourth fund, securing C$15 million.

VC-backed Precision NanoSystems acquired by Danaher

Vancouver-based Precision NanoSystems, a provider of technologies and solutions for the development of genetic medicines, has been acquired by Danaher Corp.