UniUni Closes Oversubscribed US$50 Million Series C Round Led by DCM

RICHMOND, BC / Apr 16, 2024 - UniUni, one of the fastest growing tech companies in Canada, is pleased to announce that it has raised US$50 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing round led by global venture capital firm DCM. This is UniUni's largest funding round to date and comes on the heels of it closing a US$20 million Series B2 round of financing in December 2023, led by leading Canadian tech investor, Celtic House Venture Partners.

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Fantuan Acquires Chowbus Delivery Business Line, Paving the Way for a Dynamic Strategic Alliance in North American Food Scene

VANCOUVER, BC / Jan 24, 2024 - Fantuan, a leading global Asian food delivery and life service platform, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Chowbus' delivery business. Fantuan and Chowbus will establish a strategic partnership to synergize their respective strengths and resources to enhance food delivery through an expanded restaurant network.

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Raven.ai Raises $12 Million USD and Completes Series A Financing

OTTAWA, ON / Jan 26, 2023 – Raven, a leading provider of data contextualization software for frontline operations, announced today the successful completion of its Series A funding round, completing $12 million USD ($16M CAD) equity financing. The round was led by Momenta Ventures and Chartline Capital Partners with participation from Celtic House Venture Partners and Export Development Canada as well as continued support from prominent angel investors.

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Auvik Appoints Silicon Valley Veteran Douglas Murray CEO

WATERLOO, ON / Nov 01, 2022 - Auvik, an award-winning provider of cloud-based network management software, today announced the appointment of Douglas Murray as Chief Executive Officer. Murray succeeds Marc Morin, who founded Auvik alongside Alex Hoff and David Yach in 2011 and has served as the company’s CEO since inception. Morin will continue to be an active member of Auvik’s Board of Directors.

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Movable Ink, which taps AI to personalize marketing content, raises $55M

NEW YORK, NY / Apr 28, 2022 - Movable Ink today announced that it secured $55 million in a Series D funding round led by Silver Lake Waterman with participation from Contour Venture Partners, Intel Capital and others, bringing the marketing software startup’s total raised to $97 million. The investment comes as Movable Ink — which is valued at $1.3 billion pre-money — plans to invest in “AI-driven” products and expand its over-550-employee workforce to more than 700 by 2023.

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Movable Ink announces intent to acquire Coherent Path

NEW YORK, NY / Feb 16, 2022 - Movable Ink announced plans to acquire Coherent Path, the AI-powered content personalization engine that allows some of the world’s leading brands to help customers find their next favorite product. Acquiring Coherent Path aligns with Movable Ink’s mission to revolutionize customer-centricity and the individualized marketing messages brands need to truly put their customers first.

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Snappy receives $2 million to scale restaurant management tech

TORONTO, ON / Dec 14, 2021 - Toronto-based Snappy has secured a $2 million CAD from Celtic House Ventures and existing investor Celtic House Asian Partners. Founded in 2016, Snappy provides restaurant management technology for customer touchpoints including point-of-sale, online orders, loyalty programs, reservations, waitlists, and custom-branded mobile apps and websites. The company claims its powers over 1,500 restaurants in eight countries and over 30 cities. Snappy recently expanded its services to Vancouver and plans to use its fresh financing to support its expansion across Canada.

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Creative Layer secures backing from Shopify CEO, Celtic House for personalized printing platform for Shopify creators

OTTAWA, ON / Sep 8, 2021 - Ottawa-based Creative Layer has already secured $3 million in seed funding led by Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke and Celtic House Venture Partners, both of whom previously invested in Canvaspop. The SAFE round, which closed in August, also saw participation from former Shopify CTO Cody Fauser, who invested in Canvaspop, as well as Adam McNamara, former Shopify VP of product and current founding partner at Ramen Ventures, and Leonard Teo, founder of Art Station.

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