Canada

Toronto-based Vetster, a virtual veterinary and pet care marketplace, has secured $12.25 million in financing.

Keysight Technologies has acquired Quantum Benchmark, a Kitchener, Ontario-based provider of error diagnostics, error suppression and performance validation software for quantum computing.

Montreal-based Novisto, a software-as-a-service platform for environmental, social and governance data, management and reporting, has raised $8 million in Series A financing.

Toronto-based Xanadu, a photonic quantum computing company, has secured $100 million in a Series B financing.

7shifts, a Saskatoon-based provider of employee scheduling and management software for the restaurant industry, has raised $21.5 million in a Series B financing.

Venture capital investing in Canadian technology companies was strong out of the gate in Q1 2021, according to a report issued this week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Halifax, Nova Scotia- and Los Angeles-based software startup Arcturus earlier this month collected $5 million in a seed-stage financing.

Vancouver-based StoryTap, a video storytelling technology company, has collected $2.3 million in a seed-stage financing.

ChopValue Manufacturing, a Vancouver-based designer and maker of circular economy products made of recycled chopsticks, has secured C$3.15 million in financing.