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A Pension Fund Does Away with the Middleman: the VC
Plenty of new platforms are trying to marry LPs with direct stakes in privately held startups, including Xpert Financial. In fact, its CEO, Thomas Foley, told me last summer: “I think a lot of people...
View ArticleWave Accounting Bags $5M
Wave Accounting acquired $5 million in a Series A financing led by VC firm Charles River Ventures. OMERS Ventures also participated in the round. Wave develops accounting software for small businesses....
View ArticleDerek Smyth Jumps to OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Canada’s OMERS pension plan, announced Monday that it has hired Derek Smyth as a managing director. Smyth worked previously as a partner at...
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More! Cheaper! Home sales rise as prices fall I Can Fix That Too: Buffett takes on the Euro zone Peter Thiel raps about the iPhone Was Arrington right all along? VC industry is an awfully white biz...
View ArticleToronto’s Extreme Startups Becomes Latest New Accelerator
Canadian investors Extreme Venture Partners, OMERS Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, BlackBerry Partners Fund and BDC have co-invested $7 million in a new accelerator program called Extreme Startups....
View ArticleHootsuite Attracts OMERS Ventures Via Secondary Market
Vancouver-based start-up Hootsuite, which sells social-media management services has attracted a $20 million investment from OMERS Ventures, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System,...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures Hires Evangelist in Residence
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, has appointed David Crow as evangelist in residence. In this role, Crow will advocate OMERS Ventures within the technology...
View Article360incentives.com Secures Backing from OMERS Ventures, Klass and Round 13
360incentives.com has secured a $7.65 million investment from OMERS Ventures, Klass Capital and Round 13 Capital. The business is a provider of on-demand incentives solutions. PRESS RELEASE...
View ArticleVidyard Raises $6M From Omers, INovia, SoftTech
Vidyard said it secured $6 million in Series A financing in a deal led by OMERS Ventures and joined by current investors iNovia Capital and SoftTech VC. The company is developing a video marketing...
View ArticleFusebill Gets Funding Led by OMERS Ventures with Covington Capital Funds
Fusebill, a provider of automated, flexible and affordable subscription billing and payment solutions, has secured a $2 million investment led by OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of...
View ArticleHootSuite Raises $165M From Insight, Accel, OMERS: CORRECTION
HootSuite has raised $165 million of Series B funding in a deal led by Insight Venture Partners and joined by Accel Partners and OMERS Ventures, according to a post on All Things D. Insight’s Jeff...
View ArticleD2L raises $85 mln in Series B funding from VC group
Educational technology company D2L Inc. has closed an $85 million Series B funding round led by a large institutional investor. Other investors participating in the funding round include Columbus Nova...
View ArticleHootsuite picks up $60 mln
Vancouver-based social relationship platform Hootsuite said Thursday that it has secured $60 million in funding. An unnamed Boston-based asset manager led the round with participation from Accel...
View ArticleRaising $60 mln and acquiring Zeetl, Hootsuite prepares for more growth — and...
When Ryan Holmes founded Hootsuite Media in 2008, he had two key objectives in mind. He wanted his startup to be a leading driver of social media innovation on a global scale. He also wanted to build...
View ArticleRanovus bags $24 mln
Ranovus, a provider of multi-terabit interconnect solutions for data center and communications networks, has secured $24 million in financing. Its backers include Azure Capital Partners, T-Venture, BDC...
View ArticleDogVacay bags $25 mln in OMERS-led round
DogVacay has secured $25 million in funding. OMERS Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included GSV Capital, First Round Capital, Benchmark, Foundation Capital and DAG...
View ArticleIntel acquires Canadian IT security firm PasswordBox-Reuters
(Reuters) – Intel Corp said on Monday it has acquired PasswordBox, a Montreal-based identity management service that gives users a convenient way to log into websites and applications from any device...
View ArticleBuildDirect picks up $50 mln
Vancouver, British Columbia-based BuildDirect, an online shopping platform provider for building professionals to amateurs, has secured $50 million in funding. The investors included Mohr Davidow...
View ArticleVidyard pulls in $18 mln Series B in BVP-led round
Kitchener, Ontario-based Vidyard, a provider of video marketing and sales enablement solutions, has received $18 million in Series B funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation...
View ArticleMojix inks $14 mln Series D
Los Angeles-based sensor networks provider Mojix has closed $14 million in Series D funding. OMERS Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Mercury Ventures....
View ArticleCanadian e-commerce software maker Shopify files for IPO-Reuters
(Reuters) – Shopify Inc, a Canadian e-commerce software maker, filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of Class A common stock in Canada and the United States. Morgan Stanley, Credit...
View ArticleWave nabs $10 mln Series C
Toronto-based Wave, a free software provider for the “money side of small businesses,” has secured $10 million in Series C funding. The investors included CRV, The Social+Capital Partnership and OMERS...
View ArticleSteel named MD at OMERS Ventures
Damien Steel was named a Managing Director at OMERS Ventures. Steel has been on the OMERS Ventures team since its inception in 2011, previously serving as Director. PRESS RELEASE TORONTO,...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures raises $260 mln for second venture fund
OMERS Ventures has closed its second venture fund at $260 million. Fund II’s limited partners include BMO Financial Group and Cisco Investments. The pool will focus on Canadian tech companies. PRESS...
View ArticleKaleo Software nabs $7 mln
El Segundo, California-based Kaleo Software, an enterprise cloud platform for capturing and sharing employee expertise, has raised $7 million in funding. OMERS Ventures led the round with participation...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures leads Series A round for Jobber
Canada-based Jobber, which helps service businesses get organized, has raised C$8 million in Series A funding. OMERS Ventures led the round participation from return backers Version One Ventures and...
View ArticleVidyard picks up $35 mln in Battery Ventures-led round
Canada-based Vidyard, a video platform that helps businesses, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. Battery Ventures led the round with participation from return backers Bessemer Venture...
View ArticleLeaders Fund and EDC lead $10 mln round for 360incentives
Canada-based 360incentives, a cloud-based incentives software platform, has raised $10 million in funding. Leaders Fund and Economic Development Canada led the round with participation from return...
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