Callia is a tech-enabled start-up disrupting flowers across Canada. We help you make more moments that matter. We're proudly Winnipeg-based, female-founded and 100% Canadian.
Callia Flowers (callia.com) is the best new experience sending flowers: just 3 bouquets at a time that you can order online for delivery in our signature blue box in more than 55 cities across Canada. We deliver exactly what you ordered, extra-special, on time and just like the picture, even when it's -41°C.
We're a hard-working team of great people who are doing things differently. Backed by venture capital and proudly part of the C100 Fellows program, we're changing the status quo by building a Next Generation brand backed by a unique supply chain and end-to-end logistics.
Callia Flowers (callia.com) is the best new experience sending flowers: just 3 bouquets at a time that you can order online for delivery in our signature blue box in more than 55 cities across Canada. We deliver exactly what you ordered, extra-special, on time and just like the picture, even when it's -41°C.
We're a hard-working team of great people who are doing things differently. Backed by venture capital and proudly part of the C100 Fellows program, we're changing the status quo by building a Next Generation brand backed by a unique supply chain and end-to-end logistics.
Location: Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $6.4M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Sandpiper ... | sandpiper.... |
| 26.10.2021 | Brightspar... | brightspar... |
| - | Golden Ven... | golden.ven... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.10.2021 | - | $6.4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
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| 04.08.2022 | Sandpiper Ventures Announces Close of First Fund Investing in Women-Led Companies | Halifax – August 4, 2022 – Sandpiper Ventures’ flagship SV Fund I (SVF I) announced the successful close of the venture capital (VC) fund investing in women-led companies, surpassing an initial fundraising goal in excess of $20 million. Amo... |
| 13.10.2021 | Sandpiper Ventures Invests in Callia, the Canadian Direct-to-Consumer Floral Delivery Company | October 13, 2021 – Halifax, NS, Canada – Today, Sandpiper Ventures announced its investment in Callia, the leading direct-to-consumer floral delivery company based in Winnipeg, from its inaugural fund focused on women entrepreneurs. Led by ... |
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| 13.10.2021 | Callia secures $6.4 million to move beyond flower delivery, fuel North American expansion | Following a year of significant growth, Winnipeg-based startup Callia has secured $6.4 million CAD in Series A financing to fuel the expansion of its flowery delivery service and perishable, direct-to-consumer logistics model. After achievi... |
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| 07.04.2021 | C100 rebrands 48Hours in the Valley to eight-month fellowship, announces 2021 cohort | C100, a nonprofit that aims to support Canadian tech entrepreneurs, is rebranding its flagship 48Hours in the Valley event to a new program called C100 Fellows. C100 also revealed the startups participating in this year’s fellowship. C100 F... |
| 01.04.2021 | Three Prairies-based startups close seed rounds, raising combined $2.45 million | During the last week, Winnipeg’s Callia Flowers, Saskatoon’s Rivercity Innovations, and Regina’s BrewNinja raised fresh financing to fuel their growth. In separate seed rounds, the three early-stage tech startups have raised a combined $2.4... |
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