VCJ Staff

Mobilizing Britain’s patient investors

British Patient Capital aims to accelerate investment into UK venture capital and encourage more institutional buyers to join in, writes Nick Reeve.

Venture-backed Thinkific Labs seeks C$160m from TSX IPO

Thinkific Labs has priced its initial public offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange to raise C$160 million.

Inovia, Forerunner lead Swyft's $17.5m Series A: TechCrunch

Toronto-based Swyft, a provider of same-day delivery through a software-enabled, asset-less courier network, has raised $17.5 million in a Series A financing.

BrandProject, InvestEco back Acid League's C$4.8m Series A

Acid League, a Toronto-based specialist in food and beverage products made from living vinegars, has raised C$4.8 million in a Series A financing.

Norwest Venture Partners boosts staff

The firm promoted two on its venture team - Kathryn Weinmann and Yoni Braun - while promoting three on the growth equity side.

Communitech taps C100 co-founder Chris Albinson as CEO

Kitchener, Ontario-based innovation hub Communitech has hired Chris Albinson as its new CEO.

Sentry closes Series A round with Factor[e], SKion Water

Sentry, a Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island-based biological and water quality monitoring sensor platform, has closed a Series A financing.

Walter Capital, IQ, W Investments line up to finance Averna

Averna, a Montreal-based developer of test and quality engineering solutions, has secured an investment from Walter Capital Partners, Investissement Québec and W Investments Group.

EQT Ventures bolsters staff with promotions, hire

EQT Ventures promoted three and hired one across its US and European operations, including Ashley Lundström, Henrik Landgren and Laura Yao.

VCs, business and tech leaders stand with APPI community

Venture capitalists Alfred Lin, David Sze, Aileen Lee, Theresia Gouw, Christine Tsai and Wen Hsieh, among others, signed the pledge to help end discrimination and hateful attacks against Asian communities.