A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let’s dig in. The last episode of The BetaKit Podcast was about predicting what will come to pass in 2025. Our first episode of the new year is about open questions: tech happenings we’re wondering might happen this year. “ I’m sure if […]
Fund is targeting $250 million to invest in companies that help lower carbon emissions. Calgary-based private equity firm Longbow Capital looks to continue investing in emission-tackling companies after securing an initial close of $150 million for its second energy transition fund. Longbow’s first Energy Transition Fund reportedly raised a total of $181 million. The […]
Startups face layoffs and cancelled contracts to cover SDTC financing shortfalls, BetaKit has learned. The sluggish restart of embattled federal cleantech investment agency Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has left some of the early-stage cleantech startups the organization was designed to support still waiting for promised funding. With those startups cutting staff and projects […]
Startup plans to bring plant-based salmon alternative to US, Canadian markets. Toronto-based foodtech startup New School Foods has closed an $8-million CAD ($6-million USD) seed extension as it gears up to launch its plant-based salmon in the United States (US) and Canada. The seed extension was led by Good Startup, which invests in startups […]
