Canada

NowVertical Group has agreed to acquire Affinio, a Halifax-based audience insights and privacy-safe customer analytics platform.

District Ventures Capital has invested in Just Vertical, a Toronto-based producer of vertical hydroponic growing systems that double as furniture.

Bast Fibre Technologies has acquired Germany's Faser Veredlung Tönisvorst, a textile processing facility.

Spin Master Corp has launched a venture capital fund to make strategic minority investments in toys, entertainment and digital games opportunities.

St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador-based CoLab Software, a co-design platform for mechanical engineering teams, has raised $17 million in Series A financing.

Montreal-based FTEX, a provider of precision motor-control systems for e-mobility applications, has raised C$485,000 in pre-seed financing.

Boreal Carbon Corp, a Toronto-based carbon credit developer through the acquisition and management of forestry projects, has raised C$4 million in seed financing.

San Diego and Vancouver-based biotechnology company Tentarix Biotherapeutics secured $50 million in Series A financing.

Vancouver-based Pani, a technology company that helps water treatment facilities improve yield and reduce energy and costs, has raised C$8 million in seed financing.