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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 22.05.2014 | Dejero | dejero.com | $123.5M | Canada, On... |
| 14.02.2014 | PitchPoint... | pitchpointsolutions.com | $7.3M | Canada, On... |
| 18.07.2013 | AcuityAds ... | acuityads.com | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | Cymat Tech... | cymat.com | $5M | Canada, On... |
| - | AIM Health... | aimhealthgroup.com | - | Canada, On... |
| - | Garner | garnercorp.com | - | - |
| - | X2O Media | x2omedia.com | - | Canada, Qu... |
| - | Soliton, I... | soliton.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Intelligen... | intellimec.com | - | - |
| - | Protus IP ... | protus.com | - | Canada, On... |
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Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.01.2022 | B.E.S.T. Venture Opportunities Fund to Seek Shareholder Approval in Connection with Value Preservation Strategy | Proposal includes application to list Class A Shares on a Canadian stock exchange and temporary suspension of redemption rights Temporary suspension of redemption rights in effect until Shareholder Meeting Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. ... |
| 16.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 16, 2015 | Signostics secured $35M; LoveCrafts raised $20M; Varentec landed $13M Wellmo, a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile solution to run digital health programs, raised €1 million (approximately $1.8 million) in seed funding. The backers remained und... |
| 16.11.2015 | ZoneTV Closes $4.1M Seed Funding Round | ZoneTV (formerly ES3), a Santa Monica, CA-based provider of a multi-channel PayTV network, closed a $4.1m seed funding round. The round was led by BEST Funds. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations. Led by Jef... |
| 20.07.2015 | GroupBy Raises $3M in Funding | GroupBy Inc., a Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based ecommerce technology company, raised $3m in funding. Tier One Capital LP and B.E.S.T. Active 365 Fund LP, collectively known as BEST Funds, provided the capital. The company intends to use the ... |
| 13.11.2014 | Financeit Secures Debt Financing from BEST Funds | Financeit, a Canadian platform that enables businesses to offer consumer financing to their customers from any device, secured debt financing from BEST Funds. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to... |
| 23.05.2014 | Mobile News Gathering Platform Dejero Gets $4.5 Million from BEST Funds | Kitchener startup Dejero has raised $4.5 million in venture capital from BEST Funds. Dejero is an award-winning bonded wireless transmission innovator, or a startup that creates mobile, wireless solutions for news teams chasing live stories... |
| 22.05.2014 | Dejero Raises $4.5M in Funding | Dejero, a Waterloo, Ontario, CA-based developer of a bonded wireless transmission solution, raised $4.5m in funding. BEST Funds provided the capital. The company intends to use the funds to extend their sales growth while continuing to deve... |
| 27.02.2014 | XipLink Raises $1.5M | XipLink, a Montreal, Canada-based provider of wireless products, received $1.5m. BEST Funds made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to expand sales, marketing and product development efforts. Founded in 2007 and led by Pre... |
| 14.02.2014 | Toronto’s PitchPoint Solutions Gets $2.8 Million from BEST Funds | PitchPoint Solutions, a Toronto-based enterprise solution company for businesses in the financial sector, has raised $2.8 million in funding from Toronto-based BEST Funds. PitchPoint deploys enterprise and market Web-based automation soluti... |
| 30.09.2013 | Skura Corporation Receives $3M Financing | Skura Corporation, an Oakville, ON, Canada-based sales technology solutions company, received a $3m debt financing. Toronto-based BEST Funds provided the resources. The company intends to use the funds to expand its global prexence, increas... |
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