VCJ Staff

The Glasgow, Scotland biopharmaceutical company raises an oversubscribed $21.5m round.

Trade X Group of Companies has acquired Techlantic, an Oakville, Ontario-based automotive trading, redistribution and financing company.

Canadian consumer venture capital firm District Ventures Capital has hired Jeremy Daveau as operating partner.

New York-based Agrawal previously held stints at Rough Draft Ventures, Chingona Ventures and Kapor Capital.

The tech investor names Saad Siddiqui a general partner and Joseph An is promoted to senior associate.

Montreal-based e-commerce platform ShopperPlus has secured C$20 million in a Series A financing.

The real estate agency and underwriter also announced that acquired an underwriter, Southwest Land Title Insurance Company.

Venture capital investing in Canada reflected C$5.6 billion invested across 216 financings in Q2 2021, according to a report issued this week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Hazelview Investments, a Canadian real estate investor and operator, has launched a venture capital firm focused on early-stage property technology companies.

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