Kaster Technologies raised $1.6M in pre-seed funding led by Graphite Ventures

Kaster Technologies just raised $1.6M in pre-seed funding led by Graphite Ventures, with participation from Hidden Layers Capital and Louis-Martin Rousseau! ๐ We originally planned to raise a smaller round. Then partnerships with major pharma companies started accelerating, with results coming back at 3x what we’d projected, and I realized we had the opportunity to […]
Cyder has secured an additional $3 million in oversubscribed funding

Cyder has secured an additional $3 million in oversubscribed funding! ๐ This round was led by Conexus Venture Capital, with strong participation from MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Graphite Ventures, and Sprout Fund, consistently reaffirming the growing belief we have in the cooperative mission. In celebration of the announcement, our co-founder Will Christodoulou was invited to […]
Tracktile has closed a $1.25M Seed round with support and participation from Graphite Ventures

Weโre excited to share that Tracktile has closed aย $1.25M Seed roundย led by BDC (BDC Seed Venture Fund), Island Capital Partners, with support and participation from Graphite Ventures to bring an AI Operating System to Food and Beverage Manufacturers. This investment accelerates our mission to give small and mid-sized food producers the real-time operational intelligence theyโve […]
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๐ฃ ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐. Black Owl Lease Accounting is reshaping how enterprise finance teams manage IFRS 16 and ASC 842, bringing accuracy, automation, and audit-readiness to workflows that have traditionally been manual, costly, and error-prone. โ๏ธ๐ Their platform is already trusted […]
Glowtify raises $3.4M to bring AI superpowers to e-commerce marketing teams worldwide

Weโre thrilled to announce that Glowtify has raised $3.4M in seed funding to help small e-commerce marketing teams move from idea to campaign in minutes. ๐ The round was co-led by Accelia Capital and Graphite Ventures, with support from Sprout Fund, Developer Capital, Telegraph Ventures, and several incredible angels. This milestone reflects the trust our […]
ProNavigator has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Guidewire Software

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ Weโre thrilled to share that ProNavigator, one of Graphite Venturesโ portfolio companies, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE), a global leader in software for the property and casualty insurance industry. Founded by Joseph D’Souza, ProNavigator set out to solve a […]
GovTech giant Sovra buys Ontopical, boosting Calgary’s AI innovation sector

Ontopical has been acquired! Exciting news! ๐ I’m thrilled to announce that Ontopical has been acquired by SOVRA, North America’s leading public procurement platform, backed by KKR – and together we’re launching an AI Center of Excellence! We are bringing SOVRA’s comprehensive procurement platform of over 7,000 government buying agencies and 1M+ suppliers, together with […]
Mycroft announces $3.5M seed round, with participation from Graphite Ventures

12+ years building security programs taught me many things, but most critically: most companies are drowning in complexity when they should be focusing on their mission. Security and compliance have become this bloated, disconnected mess. That’s why Jonathan M., Jan Jedrasik, and I built Mycroft โ the AI-native platform that acts as your personalized Security […]
Nicoya has acquired Applied Photophysics

Big news! ๐ Nicoya has acquired Applied Photophysics! This is a huge step forward in expanding our biologics characterization tools, empowering scientists in drug discovery. ๐ฌ Our combined expertise means scientists now have a comprehensive suite of tools to understand the structure, function, and stability of complex biologics, speeding up the development of life-saving therapies. […]
Brickeye Launches BuildersRiskIQโข

Brickeye, a leading provider of Construction IoT (Internet of Things) and job site risk mitigation technology services, is proud to announce the launch ofย BuildersRiskIQโข, a first-of-its-kind digital dashboard designed to transform how builders mitigate construction risk and secure Builders Risk insurance coverage. BuildersRiskIQโข empowers insureds, brokers, and underwriters by providing unprecedented visibility into IoT-enabled water […]