Investment in the Canadian tech ecosystem has never been stronger, evidenced by explosive growth in venture capital flowing from investors on both sides of the border. This month the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum hears expert perspectives on what this means for Vancouver entrepreneurs and how to take advantage of this when planning IPOs & exits, secondaries, […]
Yaletown Partners
Yaletown Partners Announces Closing of New $200 Million Fund
Yaletown Partners has announced the first close of its $200 million Innovation Growth Fund II (IGF II). IGF II’s capital comes from a diverse group of leading institutional investors, including global pension funds, financial institutions, family offices, foundations, and a network of successful technology entrepreneurs. With the first closing of $130 million, the active Yaletown […]
Thoughtexchange Raises $34 Million to Accelerate Growth of Voice Platform
Rossland’s Thoughtexchange announced today that they’ve added Boston’s HarbourVest Partners to its list of investors, completing a Series B equity financing round now totalling $34 million. In June Thoughtexchange announced that it had added a $10 million tranche to its original $20 million Series B round. Today’s announcement adds a final tranche $4 million, which […]
AI-Driven Productivity Manager Charli Launches in Public Beta
Vancouver’s Charli is an AI-driven productivity manager for desktop and iOS that automates content organization so users can spend less time on administrative tasks. Moving out of the lab and launching into public beta today, the intelligent automation startup is the latest venture from the team behind Bit Stew Systems, an Industrial IoT startup that exited […]
Surging Thoughtexchange Raises Additional $10 Million Financing Round
Rossland’s Thoughtexchange has raised a further $10 million in financing thanks to their surging growth. The “world’s leading crowd conversation tool for leaders” has seen usage of its platform jump by over 600% since March as leaders across the globe have sought new and dynamic ways to connect and scale virtual conversations with their teams […]
GoFetch Launches Free Pet Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
Vancouver pet tech company GoFetch Health is offering free access to its veterinary telemedicine platform to help connect pet owners with veterinary clinics during the COVID-19 outbreak. “The veterinary profession is essential to ensuring pet health,” says Dr. Adam Little, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of GoFetch Health. “Like many small businesses, local practices are […]
Investors Deliver $1.6 Million Seed Round to Cuboh
Victoria startup Cuboh has raised a $1.6 million seed round from Altair Capital, Good News Ventures and Dash40 Ventures. The Vancouver Island startup integrates delivery apps such as Uber Eats and Doordash with point of sale (POS) systems in restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. The new funds will help the company aggressively expand its sales and marketing […]
Bit Stew Founders Back With AI-powered Workflow Engine
Vancouver’s Charli AI has announced the limited release of its chat-oriented and no-code workflow driven solution for the digital workplace market. No longer do businesses need to toil over burdensome tasks like invoicing, time and expense tracking. The company is releasing early access to integration partners and will be announcing its full list of integration […]
CTO.ai Raises $7.5 Million From Slack Fund and Tiger Global
Vancouver’s CTO.ai, a platform for rapidly scaling DevOps teams, has raised USD $7.5 million in seed funding from Tiger Global, and Slack Fund, along with participation from Yaletown Partners, Pallasite Ventures, Panache Ventures and Jonathan Bixby. The round coincides with the community beta of The Ops Platform, a registry of shortcuts that allows developer teams to streamline tasks and increase productivity […]