Canada

Ad-focused data collaboration tool Optable takes $20m in Series A

The round's investors included Hearst Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, Desjardins Capital, Deloitte Ventures and asterX.

Reforestation company Flash Forest secures C$11.4m in Series A round

Toronto-based Flash Forest uses drones and technology to regenerate post-wildfire areas that are deemed too unsafe for human tree planters.

AI-enabled analytics and simulation platform Makila raises funding

Crédit Mutuel Equity, which led the company's 2020 financing, also led the new round.

Miovision nabs C$260m in funding, buys Global Traffic Technologies

Telus Ventures, Maverix Private Equity and Export Development Canada led the round.

Fleet maintenance software platform Pitstop grabs $3.8m in VC

Based in Toronto, Pitstop is a fleet maintenance software company that provides AI-enabled predictive analytics and insights.

Spacetech provider Kepler Communications raises $92m in Series C

IA Ventures led the round, with participation from Costanoa Ventures, Canaan Partners, Tribe Capital, BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and others.

ChargeLab picks up additional $15m, ups Series A round to $30m

ChargeLab's first Series A tranche of $15 million was last year led by King River Capital.

Graphite Innovation and Technologies scores C$10m Series A

Graphite Innovation and Technologies is a Halifax-based sustainable coatings company focused on the marine transportation sector.

Medical tech startup MY01 collects $12.5m in Series A financing

MY01 is a Montreal-based medical technology company that uses microsensors to aid physicians in diagnosing compartment syndrome.