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Investment in Montreal-based Fody Food Co, maker of digestive-friendly products
District Ventures Capital and Export Development Canada (“EDC”) today announced the closing of an equity investment of $8.5 million in Fody Food Co. The round was led with $4 million from District Ventures and included $3 million from EDC. Existing…
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Empire teams up with District Ventures to help early-stage entrepreneurs
Empire Company and its family of brands have partnered with District Ventures to help early-stage companies in the food and beverage and health CPG industries bring their products to store shelves in Canada. The Stellarton, N.S.-based national grocer has become…
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District Ventures assumes operations of Food Starter
District Ventures announced they have assumed the ownership and operation of Food Starter, Toronto’s leading food start-up incubator and accelerator. The space has been renamed “District Ventures Kitchen” and will act as another commercialization component of the District Ventures ecosystem…
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District Ventures invests $750,000 into five Canadian businesses
District Ventures Accelerator has announced the graduation of its seventh cohort. The cohort includes five innovative companies in the consumer goods food and health space which were selected from 100 applicants from across Canada. The companies were chosen based on…
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District Ventures, Circle K stores team up to expand reach of Canadian-made products
In a Canadian first, District Ventures has announced a partnership with global convenience industry leader, Circle K, that will see Canadian food and beverage products made more accessible to consumers. Through this newly formed partnership, entrepreneurs who have received capital…
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District Ventures & Sunterra team up to promote entrepreneurship
Sunterra Market will begin featuring the innovative products of Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures entrepreneurs
