Private Equity
The round was led by the Canadian Business Growth Fund, Export Development Canada and Investissement Québec.
4 min read · 25 May 2022
Toronto-based Orna, a security orchestration, automation and response platform for small and mid-size businesses, has raised more than C$1 million in seed financing.
4 min read · 25 May 2022
US venture capital firm Flying Fish Partners has received a $7.5 million commitment to its recently closed Fund II from Alberta Enterprise Corp.
4 min read · 25 May 2022
Toronto-based Humi, a provider of human resources, payroll, insurance and benefits solutions, has secured C$31 million in Series B financing.
4 min read · 25 May 2022
Vancouver and Mountain View, California-based LimaCharlie, a provider of on-demand security tools and infrastructure, has raised $5.45 million in seed financing.
3 min read · 24 May 2022
Toronto-based Haloo, a provider of instant trademark searches, fail-safe trademark applications and automated brand enforcement, has raised $2.3 million in seed financing.
5 min read · 24 May 2022
Toronto-based Moves, an all-in-one banking app exclusively for gig workers, has raised $5 million (C$6.39 million) in seed financing.
6 min read · 24 May 2022
In an increasingly competitive market, venture firms can improve their odds of survival by teaming up with larger PE firms with whom they have synergy. This week Sofinnova Partners, a Paris-based early-stage life sciences investor, sold a minority stake to Apollo in return for Apollo committing to invest up to €1 billion to its funds.
4 min read · 20 May 2022
As is usually the case, increased rules mean higher compliance costs for those advisers who fall under regulation. For the biggest firms in the industry, those costs can be handled, but for smaller shops, and especially emerging managers, those costs could prove harmful.
5 min read · 20 May 2022
New York and Halifax, Nova Scotia-based education technology startup Pressto has collected $1.5 million in pre-seed financing.
3 min read · 19 May 2022
