Canada

Fintech startup PADS Financial raises C$3m in pre-seed round

Based in Montreal, PADS Financial is an online mortgage origination and servicing platform.

Vistara Growth puts $18m to work in B2B IaaS company Skytap

Existing investors in Skytap include Madrona, Insight Partners and Goldman Sachs Growth.

Suzuki's VC arm invests in EV transmission tech startup Inmotive

The investment by Suzuki in Inmotive follows the signing of a joint development agreement between the two companies in January.

Miovision Technologies increases latest financing to C$296m

Miovision Technologies is a Kitchener, Ontario-based provider of intelligent transportation solutions

MyShell garners $5.6m in INCE Capital-led seed funding

MyShell is a Calgary-based decentralized and integrated platform for discovering and creating artificial intelligence-native apps.

Pre-IPO direct trading platform Hiive raises first institutional round

The round, reported by Hiive on LinkedIn, is reportedly a $4.2 million Series A financing.

CIBC Innovation Banking invests in growth of DealMaker

DealMaker was founded in 2018 by Rebecca Kacaba and Matt Goldstein to modernize the shareholder issuance space.

QuoteMachine collects $3.7m in Manresa Ventures-led seed deal

Based in Montreal, QuoteMachine is a provider of retail sales software solutions.

Spend management platform Procurify closes $50m Series C

The round was led by Ten Coves Capital, with co-investment from Export Development Canada.

Exterra Carbon Solutions secures C$2.1m in first-time round

The round was backed by Investissement Québec and Propulia Capital, marking the company's first institutional investments.