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Build Ventures leads C$2.95m funding of fintech startup PayTicCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island-based financial technology startup PayTic has raised C$2.95 million in initial financing.
Sandpiper leads Coloursmith Labs' C$2m seed-stage roundSandpiper Ventures had led a seed investment in Coloursmith Labs, a Halifax-based developer of modern eyewear through an optical filtering technology.
Sentry closes Series A round with Factor[e], SKion WaterSentry, a Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island-based biological and water quality monitoring sensor platform, has closed a Series A financing.
- Accel-KKR-backed FastSpring buys VC-backed SalesRight
FastSpring has acquired SalesRight, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based software-as-a-service solution for business-to-business sales teams.
- Concrete Ventures and Island Capital lead financing round for SalesRight
Concrete Ventures and Island Capital lead financing round for SalesRight
- PhotoDynamic pulls in funding from AAO
Halifax-based PhotoDynamic, a provider of oral hygiene technology, has secured C$2.3 million in funding.
Stash Energy rakes in C$400KFredericton, New Brunswick-based Stash Energy Inc, a provider of affordable smart energy solutions, has secured C$400,000 in funding. The investors were The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and PEI-based Island Capital Partners. The capital infusion will be used for additional product development, testing and market expansion.
Optical tech platform Coloursmith closes $600k pre-seed roundColoursmith Labs, a Halifax-based provider of optical filter technology, has secured $600,000 in a pre-seed financing. The round was backed several investors, including Brigus Capital, Island Capital Partners and the venture capital fund of Killick Capital. Brigus President Wade Dawe will join the board. Founded last year by CEO Gabrielle Masone, Coloursmith develops lens-enhancing filters for contact lenses to address vision challenges. Its early-stage product pipeline includes optical filters to enhance colour vision and protect eyes from harmful blue light. Coloursmith will use the funds raised to further advance its technology and hire additional staff.
Energy storage startup Stash Energy wins $500k from NBIF, ICPFredericton-based energy storage startup Stash Energy has raised $500,000 in financing. Existing backer New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) invested $250,000 in the round, with Island Capital Partners (ICP) accounting for the rest. Founded in 2016, Stash Energy’s storage system works with conventional residential heat pumps to thermally store energy for later use, which prevents usage during peak times. The proceeds of the round will used for the company's M1 comfort system, the second generation of an initial system, which is scheduled to launch in early 2019.
IWT seeded with $500k to commercialize water technologyIsland Water Technologies Inc (IWT), a Montague, Prince Edward Island wastewater treatment company, has raised $500,000 in seed-stage financing. Island Capital Partners, launched last year /canada/2017/08/island-capital-partners-launched-to-invest-in-pei-startups-report/ to invest in startups in Prince Edward Island, invested in the round with Natural Products Canada. Founded in 2013 by CEO Patrick Kiely, IWT is developing solutions that combine systems engineering, automation, precision manufacturing and new technologies for wastewater treatment, sensing and control. It will use the funds raised to commercialize the solutions and bring them to global customers.