Canada

With offices in Toronto, Calgary and San Francisco, the early-stage firm announces a new hire and several team promotions, including Alex Baker and Irfhan Rawji each to managing partner.

Montreal-based Giiant Pharma, developer of a precision delivery technology platform in gastroenterology, has raised an additional C$1.25 million for its seed financing.

Montreal-based education technology company Paper has secured $100 million in a Series C financing.

Toronto-based Award Pool, a blockchain technology platform for gamer engagement, has secured C$2.8 million in financing.

Turntide Technologies, a developer of a smart motor system, has secured $225 million in financing.

Toronto-based Tribe, an online customer community platform for software-as-a-service businesses, has raised $7.5 million in a seed financing.

Montreal-based clean technology startup Polystyvert has closed a new financing to help develop a full-scale polystyrene recycling plant.

Wonderflow, an Amsterdam-based unified voice-of-the-customer analytics platform, has raised $20 million in Series B financing.

Vancouver-based Plantiga, a sensor insole and software platform for movement health monitoring, has collected $1.2 million in financing.