House of Lithium going public transaction terminated
2022-07-07
SOL Global Investments majority owned House of Lithium Ltd. and Rio Verde Industries Inc. terminated their preciously announced RTO transaction. Continue Reading
Impression Ventures IV fundraising continues
2022-07-07
Maor Amar and Christian Lassonde led Impression Ventures held additional close for Impression Ventures IV following its announced final close for Impression Ventures IV with $64M total commitments. Continue Reading
Inovia Venture Fund V fundraising continues
2022-07-07
Inovia Capital continued fundraising following US $325M final close announced on June 15, 2022. Continue Reading
The51 Ventures launches Fund II
2022-07-05
Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers led The51 Ventures launched 2nd fund, The51 Ventures Fund II Limited Partnership. Continue Reading
Canadian investments in Battery Ventures XIV
2022-06-24
Battery Ventures likely closed its 14th fund, Battery Ventures XIV, L.P. with target of US $3.5B in just over 4 months time, with two Canadian investors investing in the fund. Continue Reading
ArcTern Ventures launches fundraising for ArcTern Ventures Fund III
2022-06-23
ArcTern Ventures launched fundraising for its third fund, ArcTern Ventures Fund III to be led by General Partners (GPs), Murray McCaig and Marc Faucher. Continue Reading
Triptyq launches $40M Triptyq Capital Fund I
2022-06-23
Guillaume Thérien, Bertrand Nepveu and Charles Sylvestre led Triptyq Capital Fund I secured $40M capital commitments from Investissement Québec, Groupe Lune Rouge, National Bank of Canada, Behaviour Interactive, KO Capital Croissance, PHI, Sébastien Moreau, private investors. Continue Reading
Inovia Venture Fund V final closes at US $325M
2022-06-15
Inovia Capital held final close for Inovia Venture Fund V with US $325 million in committed capital from BDC Capital, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Trans-Canada Capital, Alberta Enterprise Corporation and private investors. Continue Reading
BOND holds initial close for BOND III
2022-06-10
Mary Meeker, Daegwon Chae, Juliet De Baubigny, Noah Knauf, Mahmud Rowghani, Jay Simons, and Paul Vronsky led BOND, the growth equity VC firm that spun out of the Kleiner Perkins, held an initial (or a final) close for BOND III. Continue Reading
Vanedge Capital holds initial close for fund III
2022-06-03
V. Paul Lee, Dr. Moe Kermani, Ph.D., and Amy Rae led Vanedge Capital held initial close for its third fund with commitments from Export Development Canada (EDC) and others. Continue Reading
Alberta Enterprise invests in Portage Ventures III
2022-06-02
Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested in Portage Ventures III, joining Sagard Holdings, Great-West Lifeco, IGM Financial, HarbourVest Partners, Kensington Capital Partners, Meridian Credit Union, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, PSP Investments, Eldridge as LP investors. Continue Reading
Inovia Venture Fund V holds initial close
2022-05-24
Inovia Capital held initial close for Fund V with commitments from BDC Capital, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Air Canada’s Trans-Canada Capital and others. Continue Reading
Round13 Capital launches crypto native fund with US$70 initial close
2022-05-19
Round13 Capital held US $70M initial close of new crypto native fund from a major Canadian pension fund, institutions, HNWIs, family offices, and Round13 team. Satraj Bambra and Khaled Verjee will lead the fund as managing partners. Continue Reading
Panache Ventures II closes on $75M target
2022-05-16
Panache Ventures II held 3rd close, closing on its $75M target, with commitments from Alberta Enterprise Corporation and over 90 other investors. Continue Reading
Panache Ventures II surpasses $50M with 2nd close with Alberta Enterprise Corporation
2022-04-29
Michael Cegelski, Patrick Lor, Prashant Matta, Scott Loong, Chris Neumann led Panache Ventures II held 2nd close with Alberta Enterprise Corporation, raising over $50M in two closes. Continue Reading
Cycle Capital and Demeter hold intial close for €150M Circular Innovation Fund
2022-04-21
Cycle Capital and Demeter held 1st close for €150M Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) with commitments from L’Oréal (€50M), Claridge Inc., Axens, Haltra, private investors, and managers. CIF will be led by Benoit Forcier and Mathieu Goudot, with support of Adeline Kempf and Maya Hassa. Continue Reading
Impression Ventures IV L.P. final closes at $64M
2022-04-19
Maor Amar and Christian Lassonde led Impression Ventures final closed Impression Ventures IV with $64M in total commitments from returning Bank of Montreal and CIBC and other limited partner investors. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP acted as legal counsel. Continue Reading
