Canada

Volvo Cars' VC fund invests in smart home energy startup dcbel

Based in Montreal, dcbel is a smart home energy company.

Mining communications tech platform Vrify lands C$6m Series A

RCF Jolimont Innovation and Beedie Capital led the round, with participation from Tiny Capital.

GV leads $2m seed financing of web-based AI agent Cognosys

Based in Vancouver, Cognosys is a web-based artificial intelligence agent designed to enhance productivity and simplify complex tasks.

AI life sciences platform BenchSci secures $70m in Series D round

Generation Investment Management led the round, with participation from existing investors Inovia Capital, TCV, Golden Ventures and F-Prime Capital.

Legal software startup Spellbook collects $10.9m in financing

Moxxie Ventures, a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture capital firm, led the round.

ESG data management software provider Novisto snags $20m Series B

Inovia Capital led the round, with participation from new investors Portage Ventures and SCOR Ventures and existing investors White Star Capital and Diagram Ventures.

Skynet developer Chelsea Avondale picks up Series C financing

MSD Partners led the round, with participation from other investors, including American Family Ventures.

Energy optimization software platform Peak Power nabs $35m in VC

Peak Power is a Toronto-based provider of energy optimization software and services for commercial real estate and industrial customers and energy storage project developers.

Swiftsure Innovations raises C$2.3m in Pelorus VC-led seed deal

Based in Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador, Swiftsure Innovations is developer of novel medical devices providing oral care solutions for critically ill patients.

Hospitality hiring platform Withe picks up $1.5m in pre-seed round

Based in Vancouver, Withe is an on-demand video interview and virtual hiring event platform.