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Active Impact Investments closes C$54m climate tech fundVancouver, British Columbia-based Active Impact Investments, an environmental impact venture firm, has raised over C$64 million.
- Clir Renewables procures C$27m in Series B funding
Vancouver-based Clir Renewables, a renewable energy software-as-a-service provider, has secured C$27 million in a Series B financing.
Circular economy franchise ChopValue grabs C$3.15m in VCChopValue Manufacturing, a Vancouver-based designer and maker of circular economy products made of recycled chopsticks, has secured C$3.15 million in financing.
- Therma pulls in $10.2m
Therma, a startup combating climate change by building the smart cold chain, has secured $10.2 million in funding.
- Climate change platform Manifest Climate garners seed VC
Toronto-based Manifest Climate, a software company focused on climate change risks and opportunities, has raised C$6.5 million in a seed-stage financing, according to a blog post.
- Solar power company Solstice raises $3.1m
Solstice Power Technologies of Cambridge, Massachusetts raises $3.1m in a round led by Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures.
- SWTCH Energy snags follow-on financing led by IBI
Toronto-based SWTCH Energy has collected C$1.1 million in a financing led by IBI Group.
- Venture-backed GoJava acquires Office Grocery
GoJava has acquired Office Grocery, a Toronto-based office grocery and pantry business.
VC-backed Clir Renewables nabs $1.9 mln in bridge fundingClir Renewables, a Vancouver-based renewable energy software provider, has raised $1.9 million in bridge financing. The source of the funding was not released. Clir, which closed a $2.1 million seed round in 2018, counts Active Impact Investments, a Canadian impact venture capital firm, among its backers. It also secured funding /canada/2018/10/sdtc-invests-58-6-mln-in-14-canadian-cleantech-companies/ from Sustainable Development Technology Canada. CEO Gareth Brown said the bridge financing will support growth and product development prior to a Series A round later this year. Founded in 2017, Clir provides an artificial intelligence software platform that helps wind farm owners and operators to maximize production and gain clarity on performance risk.
GoJava lands C$1 mln in second seed deal led by Crux CapitalGoJava, a Toronto-based sustainable office services provider, has raised more than C$1 million in a second seed-stage financing. The round was led by Crux Capital Corp, which also led last year’s C$500,000 financing, and joined by Active Impact Investments and other investors. GoJava delivers coffee, other beverages and snacks to workplaces while removing and recycling materials like coffee pods, paper cups and organic waste. It reports doubling business in the past eight months to over 500 customers. Led by Founder and CEO Eugene Ace, GoJava will use the funds raised to further scale the business in Toronto and Ottawa and prepare for new Canadian markets in 2020.