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Version One Ventures · Dec 18, 2024
Every website needs a light refresh, if not a complete overhaul, every once in a while. And we’re no different. The last time we updated our website was back in 2018…a lot has changed since then! We launched a new thesis earlier this year: Backing mission-driven founders who are early in new areas. It’s only fitting that […]
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Nov 18, 2024
Scale-Up Platform offers regionally tailored programming for entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors. The post Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech first appeared on BetaKit.
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Nov 18, 2024
New technology from Velocity’s HeadFirst can measure concussion biomarkers in saliva and give sports leagues a new way to protect their players
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Nov 15, 2024
Six years in the making, UW's startup incubator has a new home in the Innovation Arena. The post University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena first appeared on BetaKit.
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Nov 15, 2024
Located on the University of Waterloo Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener, the Innovation Arena is the future of health and innovation
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Nov 12, 2024
Communitech’s former CTO wants to save data teams hours in “painful admin work.” The post Armed with $1.6 million CAD, runQL wants to take the chaos out of data query management first appeared on BetaKit.
Version One Ventures · Nov 11, 2024
At Version One, we typically focus on early-stage investments, though we occasionally make exceptions for standout opportunities—like Clio’s Series C and Coinbase’s Series D. These unique investments delivered exceptional returns for V1 and our investors. Today, we’re thrilled to share another investment that goes beyond our typical early-stage sweet spot. We’re investing in Neo Financial’s […]
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Oct 29, 2024
True North Fund announces second close with three unnamed investments to date. The post Chris Albinson departs as Communitech CEO but keeps reins of True North Fund first appeared on BetaKit.
Luge Capital · Oct 15, 2024
By Karim Gillani & Khrystyna Penyk, October 15, 2024 After we backed Yves-Gabriel (“YG”) and Fred at Flinks, we’re excited to invest in their new company, Deck, a Montreal-based startup that is redefining how businesses access and manage user-permissioned data, such as utility information. With a seed round of $6.2 million from Luge Capital, Golden Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures, Deck is…
Version One Ventures · Oct 1, 2024
We hope everyone had a great summer and you’re off to a strong start on 2024’s final stretch. It’s always crazy how fast time flies, and this year is no exception. As you’ve come to expect on our blog, here’s a quick rundown of the highlights from the past few months. Q3 has been one […]
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 25, 2024
Did your startup make the 2024 list? The post Cohere and Float once again top LinkedIn’s Top Canadian Startups list first appeared on BetaKit.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 24, 2024
AI scribe startup hopes platform can help veterinarians avoid burnout. The post a16z leads Scribenote’s $11-million CAD seed round to boost AI-powered writing tool for vets first appeared on BetaKit.
Luge Capital · Sep 24, 2024
By Karim Gillani & Khrystyna Penyk, September 24, 2024 We are thrilled to announce our investment in Nmbr, a Toronto-based company that is revolutionizing payroll with its modern and scalable embedded payroll platform. We led this $7.6M seed round alongside Motivate Venture Capital, out of Chicago, with participation from Golden Ventures and Panache Ventures. Payroll is the largest expense item…
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Sep 24, 2024
The seed round led by a16z, including participation from Velocity Fund, set to expand the platform for veterinarians in Canada and U.S.
Luge Capital · Sep 17, 2024
By David Nault, Laviva Mazhar & Rohan Monga, September 17, 2024 We’re investing in Loop Financial! Luge is excited to join a combination of new and existing investors including Mistral Venture Partners, Graphite Ventures, Wedbush Ventures, and Conconi Growth Partners in a $6.4M round of financing to equip Loop to help businesses grow globally. The explosive growth of cross-border commerce means…
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 17, 2024
With Canadian student visas projected to drop, ApplyBoard targets Europe and Asia. The post Exclusive: ApplyBoard secures $100-million CAD credit facility to fuel global expansion first appeared on BetaKit.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 16, 2024
Canadian-led AI pathology startup believes a physical presence in Canada will drive its push into the local market. The post PathPresenter to establish subsidiary in Waterloo Region following Series A round first appeared on BetaKit.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 13, 2024
Oceans Supercluster also doled out $4.5 million and Scale AI teased a call for projects. The post Coveo snags SIF investment as AI project funding flows during ALL IN 2024 first appeared on BetaKit.
Version One Ventures · Sep 10, 2024
We’re excited to announce our investment in Optimotive, having led the company’s $2m seed round with participation from Garage and NewLab. Optimotive is building a fleet of advanced autonomous robots for some of the toughest, extreme environments… picture the rocky, dusty, muddy and unpredictable conditions common in industries like construction, mining, and oil & gas. […]
Luge Capital · Sep 8, 2024
MONTREAL and TORONTO – September 9, 2024 — Luge Capital today announced the successful closing of $96 million for Luge Capital Fund II, the firm’s second fintech-focused fund. Luge previously announced a $71M first close of the fund, with backing from CDPQ, Desjardins, BDC Capital, Sun Life, Industrial Alliance Financial Group (iA), Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Inovia Discovery Fund I. New commi…
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 4, 2024
C100 announces 38 Canadian tech firms in new growth and latest early-stage cohorts. The post Executive director Michael Buhr wants C100 to help Canadian tech startups scale first appeared on BetaKit.
Luge Capital · Aug 5, 2024
By Laviva Mazhar & Rohan Monga, August 6, 2024 The process of buying cyber insurance for a business is no joke. At Luge, we experienced this first hand when shopping for our own cyber policy. Today, brokers are using PDF forms that rely on clients to answer a long list of questions that may or may not pertain to their businesses. Questions can be as granular as “how many unique personally ident…
Version One Ventures · Jul 18, 2024
If you’ve been reading our blog recently, you may have noticed that we updated our investment thesis and shared that deep tech is on our radar. We followed that post up with what deep tech means to us but since it is a broad category, we’ll be writing more on specific areas within deep tech […]
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Jul 16, 2024
After developing tomato and lettuce products, Ceragen aims to grow into cucumbers and strawberries. The post Ceragen closes $2.7 million CAD to boost greenhouse food production with “probiotics for plants” first appeared on BetaKit.
