DEALS
Qohash secures $17.4M Series B
Jean Le Bouthillier and Dany Grimard founded Qohash secured $17.4M Series B funding led by Fonds de solidarité FTQ, with participation from Export Development Canada and Desjardins Capital. Serge Michaud from FTQ will join Qohash board of directors.
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Forcen announces $8.38M Series A
Robert Brooks led Forcen officially disclosed $8.38M Series A led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital with participation of MaRS IAF, Garage Capital, Emerging Ventures, and private investors from Canada and USA. Mark Skapinker from Brightspark and Robert Simon from BDC will join Forcen board.
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University of Alberta Innovation Fund invests in Nanostics
Dr. John Lewis led Nanostics Inc. secured investment from the University of Alberta Innovation Fund (UAIF) to propel adoption of its ClarityDX Prostate test.
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PEOPLE
Jake Lawrence joins Power Corporation as EVP & CFO
Power Corporation hired Jake Lawrence, CEO and Group Head of Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank, as EVP & CFO, effective March 18, 2024. Scotiabank moved Lawrence into Strategic Advisor role and Michael Kruse and Paul Scurfield take on expanded roles.
