DEALS
Maia Farms secures pre-seed financing
Gavin Schneider, Ashton Ostrander, and Sean Lacoursire founded Maia Farms secured $2.3M pre-seed funding and matching grants from Joyful Ventures, PIC Investment Group, Koan Capital, private investors, Canadian Food Innovation Network, National Research Council of Canada, The SFU BC Centre for Agritech Innovation, MITACS, and Canadian Space Agency.
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Save Da Sea Foods secures seed financing
Aki Kaltenbach’s Save Da Sea secured $650,000 in seed funding from BDC Thrive Lab, What If Ventures Inc., Spring Activator, and YSpace of York University.
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BVP Forge recaps Mortgage Automator
Mortgage Automator completed majority recapitalization by BVP Forge. CEO Pavel Tchourliaev and founder Joseph Fooks will continue to lead the company.
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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.
