Canada

Fearless Fund invests in cream liqueur brand developer LS Cream

The undisclosed investment valued the company at $10 million.

Fabless semiconductor startup Stathera collects $15m in Series A

The round was led by BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund and Celesta Capital, with participation from strategic investors, including MediaTek, Seiko Epson and TXC.

Complex commerce platform Tough Commerce nabs C$2m in VC

The financing brings Tough Commerce's total funding tally to more than C$7.8 million.

Biotech company enGene to go public in Forbion-sponsored SPAC merger

Upon closing of the deal, the combined company will be named enGene Holdings, whose common shares are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq.

Online banking platform Vault Payments raises C$5m seed round

The round was led by Google’s Gradient Ventures and Fin Capital.

Bloom closes C$7m Series A to up home equity access for seniors

SixThirty Ventures, a US venture capital firm, led the round.

Mitsubishi Electric invests in AMR systems maker Clearpath Robotics

Based in Kitchener, Ontario, Clearpath Robotics is a developer and seller of autonomous mobile robots systems.

Fabless semiconductor startup Bonsai Micro inks seed round

Bonsai Micro is a Vancouver-based fabless semiconductor startup developing critical infrastructure technology for next-generation wireless networks, including 5G.

Agritech startup ChrysaLabs secures $11m in Series A financing

ChrysaLabs is a Montreal-based agriculture technology startup providing portable, accurate and real-time soil data solutions.