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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its $200 million investment in Plusgrade

On November 28, 2018, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced that it acquired an equity interest of $200 million in Plusgrade, a leading provider of revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The portion of the shares were held by TA Associates and will continue to be a...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: November 28, 2018 Value: $200 million

Uken Games in the sale of Bingo Pop to Jam City

On November 28, 2018, Jam City, a leader in mobile entertainment, announced its acquisition of Bingo Pop, one of the top bingo mobile games worldwide, from Uken Studios, Inc. (Uken Games). The Bingo Pop team has joined Jam City and will continue to manage game operations from Jam City’s new...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 28, 2018 Value: -

Drop in its acquisition of Canopy Labs

On November 15, 2018,  Drop Technologies Inc., a financial technology company that creates personalized rewards programs through consumer spending,  announced its acquisition of Canopy Labs, a predictive analytics software company focused on improving and optimizing the client...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 15, 2018 Value: -

ClearBanc in its US$70 million in Seed and Series A financing

On November 12, 2018, Clear Finance Technology Corp. (“Clearbanc”) raised US$70 million in Seed and Series A funding. Clear Finance Technology Corp will use the proceeds to grow the business. Clear Finance Technology Corp provides financial and banking services which includes managing...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 12, 2018 Value: US$70 million

Growlabs in its acquisition by AdRoll Group

On November 8, 2018, AdRoll Group, a San Francisco- based e-commerce growth platform, completed its acquisition of Growlabs.com Inc. This acquisition will bolster AdRoll Group’s identity graph and data capabilities to strengthen B2B offerings. Growlabs is a startup based in San Francisco...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 9, 2018 Value: -

Dialogue Technologies Inc. in its acquisition of DXA

On November 9, Dialogue Technologies Inc. ("Dialogue"), the leading virtual healthcare platform in Canada, completed the acquisition of DXA, a company that has developed a powerful AI-powered medical technology platform. The acquisition of DXA allow Dialogue to further improve the...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: November 9, 2018 Value: -

iGan Partners in RNA Diagnostics’ $5 million Series A financing round

On November 8, 2018, RNA Diagnostics announced the closing of their $5 million Series A financing round led by iGan Partners. The funding will be used for continued progress in the trial of RNA Diagnostics’ BREVITY (Breast Cancer Response Evaluation for Individualized Therapy) trial,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 8, 2018 Value: $5 million

Telmetrics in its acquisition by Marchex for US$13.1 million in cash

On November 5, 2018, Marchex, Inc., a leading provider of call analytics that drive, measure, and convert callers into customers, acquired Telmetrics Inc. (“Telmetrics”) for US$13.1 million in cash. Telmetrics, based in Mississauga, Canada, specializes in providing call analytics to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 5, 2018 Value: US$13.1 million

Setter in its US$10 million Series A financing

On November 1, 2018, Setter Inc. (“Setter”) secured a US$10 million in Series A funding co-led by Sequoia Capital and NFX, with participation from Hustle Fund, to expand across North America. This brings the Setter’s total funding to US$12 million following a US$2 million seed...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 1, 2018 Value: US$10 million

Venrock's US$15-million Series B investment in Dapper Labs

On November 1, 2018, Dapper Labs, the company behind the world's first and most successful consumer blockchain product, CryptoKitties, raised US$15 million in financing led by Venrock, with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Samsung NEXT. These funds will be used to help Dapper...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 1, 2018 Value: US$15 million