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N E X T CA N A DA
COMMUNITYNEWS
MARCH 2022
NEXT CANADA ALUMNI MAKING HEADLINES
Ag-
INTELLICULTURE CLOSES
$1.7 MILLION
EMMERTECH-LED SEED ROUND TO SCALE FARM MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Kitchener-Waterloo farm management software startup IntelliCulture has secured $1.7 million CAD in seed
financing led by AgTech-focused Saskatchewan-based investor Emmertech.
Lux launches Canada’s
first successful
stratospheric platform
AXYA RAISES $5.4M CAD IN 1 YEAR CURV HEALTH CLOSES $5.1M CAD
CHINOVA RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION
Axya, a SaaS enabled marketplace company
Now, with $5.1 million CAD in seed
Sustainable
offering e-procurement solutions for the
financing co-led by two new investors
Canada (“SDTC”) has approved a $1.5M
manufacturing industry founded in 2019,
(healthtech-focused Toronto-based iGan
contribution to their expansion project.
is pleased to announce it recently closed its
Partners and Atlantic Canada’s Build
With this investment Chinova, with the help
second seed round of funding within the
Ventures), Curv aims to fuel the next stage
of partners PEI BioAlliance and DSM, will
last year, A new funding round led by BDC
of its evolution into a “full-scale digital
expand into a new pilot production facility
Capital, bringing the total amount invested
health clinic” that serves employers and
which will allow them to upcycle mushroom
in its platform to $5.4M CAD in the last 12
insurance carriers to a range of healthcare
waste into a commercially sustainable
months only.
providers.
preservation ingredient.
Development
Technology
Funding
INKBOX
Acquired BY BIC
FOR $65M USD
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Partake
Brewing
Raises $16.5M
MICROSOFT LEADS
MEDME’S $3.4m SEED
ROUND
Now, with the support of Microsoft’s venture capital arm,
M12, MedMe aims to build on its recent growth and bring
its platform to United States (US) pharmacies. During
the pandemic, MedMe helped pharmacies administer
more than 544,000 flu shots, over 2.22 million COVID-19
vaccine doses, and more than 155,000 COVID-19 tests.
Validere Raises $55M
In Series B
Soaring demand in the non-alcoholic category drives
Partake Brewing’s $16.5m series b funding. New investors PowerPlant Partners and Amberstone, join
returning Investors CircleUp, Barrel Ventures, Export
Development Canada (EDC) and McLean & Associates
to Fuel Expansion in the U.S. & Canada
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