Brightspark Ventures has closed its latest fund for early-stage Canadian technology startups with over $100 million CAD in total commitments.

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Luge Capital today announced the successful closing of $96 million for Luge Capital Fund II, the firm’s second fintech-focused fund.

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Founded in 2015, Montreal-based Inversago Pharma is a leader in the development of next-generation CB1 receptor blocker therapies designed to treat obesity, diabetes, and the complications associated with an array of metabolic disorders.

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The future of digital transformation just got brighter for industrial sectors, as McRock Capital launches Fund III with an initial close of US $81 million.

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The Ontario government is investing $40 million from the Venture Ontario Fund, dedicated to helping Ontario life sciences companies and biomanufacturers innovate, grow and compete in global markets. This new funding will help the province’s researchers and companies develop innovative life-saving medicines and technologies of tomorrow.

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 40 millions de dollars du fonds Capital-risque Ontario, qui a pour but d’aider les compagnies de sciences de la vie et les fabricants de produits biologiques de l’Ontario à innover, à croître et à être concurrentiels sur les marchés mondiaux. Ce nouveau financement aidera les chercheurs et les entreprises de la province à mettre au point les technologies et les médicaments novateurs de demain qui sauveront des vies.

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Amplitude Ventures, a full-stack venture capital firm focused on investing in precision medicine at the intersection of biology and AI, today announced the close of its $263 million (US$192 million) Fund II.

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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced that $50 million will be invested in six venture capital funds focused on the Life Sciences sector under the renewed Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI).

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Panache Ventures, one of Canada’s most active early-stage investors, has doubled up for its second fund.

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Whitecap Venture Partners today announced its new fund, Whitecap V, with commitments of C$140 million. Returning investors include Kensington Capital Partners, BMO Capital Partners (BMOCP), Inuvialuit Investment Corporation, and several other institutional investors and high-net-worth family offices. Venture Ontario is one of several new LPs in Whitecap V.

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Yaletown Partners ("Yaletown") 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 funds now exceed $375 million. IGF II follows and will build on the success of Yaletown's Innovation Growth Fund I ("IGF I") which closed in 2018.

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Lumira Ventures today announced a significant expansion of its capital base to support the founding and building of innovative healthcare companies in Canada and the U.S. The closing of the oversubscribed Lumira Ventures IV at US$220 million represents the largest fund Lumira has raised to date, and the largest institutional life sciences venture capital fund ever raised in Canada.

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The Ontario government is providing $100 million in venture capital funding to assist high-potential technology companies innovate and grow, boosting the province’s long-term competitiveness, helping to create jobs and driving economic growth.

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Amplitude Venture Capital today announced a second close, signalling it has raised more than 75 per cent of the target $200 million for its first fund, focused on precision medicine.

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Yaletown Partners is pleased to announce its participation in ThinkData Works $8 million Series A financing to accelerate the growth of the company.

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Ottawa-based Interset Software Inc., a developer and provider of cyber-threat protection software, has been acquired by UK-based Micro Focus. The Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund first invested in Interset (then GridIron Software Inc.) in 2011 alongside Propulsion Ventures and other investors.

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Ontario has selected two venture capital fund managers through the Venture Ontario to help cleantech companies get the capital they need to grow their business and create jobs in the province.

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Ontario is moving forward with a venture capital fund to help life sciences firms access the capital they need to grow their business, create jobs and compete globally.

Venture Ontario , an agency that manages the province's venture capital equity interests, has issued an expression of interest to identify fund managers to partner with other institutional investors such as corporations, banks and pension funds.

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Venture Ontario announced today its intention to invest $60 million into venture capital funds on behalf of the government of Ontario.

Venture Ontario will invest in venture capital funds that are focused on sectors of strategic importance to Ontario's economy, such as information and communications technology (ICT), cleantech, and life sciences. Venture Ontario will invest alongside institutional, corporate and other investors on the same market based terms.

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The board of directors of the Venture Ontario is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Romanyshyn as new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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To support the creation of Ontario's Cleantech Equity Fund, the Venture Ontario issued a call for expression of interest to find fund managers.

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