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How Vive Crop Protection is helping farmers grow more, while using harmful pesticides less
The Canadian AgTech company just closed a $10 million funding round. Sustainable agriculture advocates have long been opposed to ...
Another fund partner leaves BDC
Guillaume Mercier is leaving the Industrial Innovation Foundation as leadership changes continue. The shake-up at the Business Development Bank ...
Amid global DEI backlash, Canadian VC sees more women and visible minorities in leadership roles
DEI initiatives remained important in Canada in 2024, but climate commitments lagged. The number of women and visible minorities ...
New Life Sciences Fund and leadership churn reveal continued reset at BDC
The leader of the Growth Venture Fund is leaving nine months after the BDC committed $1 billion and expanded its ...
BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class
The $50 million investment program aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) ...
Cybrid closes $10 million USD Series A round to bring stablecoins to the business mainstream
FinTech gets backing from BDC Capital as Bank of Canada signals openness to stablecoins. Toronto-based payments startup Cybrid has ...
Elastic Path founder’s new startup ShopVision secures $5.6 million CAD seed round
Brightspark, BDC Capital and Rhino Ventures are backing the startup led by Harry Chemko. Vancouver ShopVision Technologies has secured ...
BDC Capital’s Cheri Corbett joins Pender Ventures as partner
Calgary-based Corbett joined a month after Isaac Suwain left the foundation. Vancouver venture capital firm Pender Ventures hired Cherie ...
BDC pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses from aging owners
The Thrive ETA Fund combines capital, training and mentorship for women buying firms from retired business leaders. As a ...
