Breather secures C$60 mln more in Caisse, Temasek-led round

Montréal-based flexible workspace provider Breather has raised C$60 million in a follow-on-financing, bringing total funding to about C$150 million. The latest round was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Singapore’s Temasek. Other investors included Ascendas-Singbridge. Founded in 2013 by CEO Julien Smith and CCO Caterina Rizzi, Breather has scaled its presence in the global workspace rentals sector to 10 cities, including New York City, San Francisco and London. It now operates close to 500 spaces. Breather’s other investors include Menlo Ventures, Valar Ventures, RRE Ventures, Slow Ventures and Real Ventures, all of which backed its Series C round in 2016.

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