Deals in brief

Accel-KKR to acquire financial cybersecurity firm Accertify

The seller is American Express.

Stellex-backed RTC Aerospace scoops up manufacturer VBI

RTC is a manufacturer of high-precision, difficult-to-machine components for commercial and military aircraft and varied aerospace and defense applications.

Castle Creek to invest $30m in financial holding company FirstSun

The funding will be used to back FirstSun's merger with HomeStreet, a financial services firm headquartered in Seattle.

PE-backed MPearlRock scoops up dairy-free creamer firm

Nutpods was founded in 2013 by Madeline Haydon.

PharmaForce snags investment from Aquiline Capital

The transaction closed in the fourth quarter of 2023.

CORE invests in manufacturer Aviation Concepts

Aviation Concepts was founded in 1991 by Aviation Concepts President and CEO Dean Wood.

Peter Thomson's Thomvest Ventures collects $250m for new fund

The fund bring brings Thomvest's total assets under management to $750 million.

Venture-backed GrowerIQ acquires Ample Organics

Based in Toronto, GrowerIQ is a cannabis-focused enterprise resource planning platform.

Springdel raises C$5m in Carbide-led Series A financing

Based in Toronto, Springdel is a mobile device management platform.

Training modernization startup RaceRocks lands C$3m in VC

The round was led by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, a Canadian Indigenous-led and owned venture capital firm.