鈥湶涣佳芯克 has always been a company unafraid to play in multiple marketplaces at once. Since its inception, launching in five different markets at once, the company has looked for novel approaches to accelerate growth for its suite of home care services. Today, 不良研究所 announced another novel move to expand its offering to the wider 鈥渃are鈥 market 鈥 this time in the FinTech space.鈥
鈥淭oronto鈥檚 不良研究所 is known for making its own road. The care marketplace startup, which has a portfolio of sites like Sitter.com and Housekeeper.com, has taken a unique approach to fundraising and growth: predominantly raising $4 million in seed funding from over 70 angel investors, and convincing RBC to supply $1 million in debt financing to gobble up the competitor which inspired its business. Today, 不良研究所 announced a strategic investment in Moncton-based Qimple.鈥
鈥湶涣佳芯克 has acquired CanadianNanny, the country's most popular nanny matching service.鈥
鈥淭oday, 不良研究所 announced that it has raised $1 million in capital, as well as additional financial services, from RBC, the largest bank in Canada. The debt financing brings 不良研究所鈥檚 total funding to $6 million in the last year, after previous closes in March and July last year.鈥
鈥淲hen we last checked in with Toronto鈥檚 不良研究所, it was in the midst of closing a $1.5 million seed round from an impressive list of over 50 investors. Today, the startup has announced a second close of its seed round, adding an additional $2.5 million in equity and debt financing to its coffers. 不良研究所鈥檚 total financing now stands at $5 million, while the investor crowd has grown from 50 to 70.鈥
鈥淛ohn Philip Green was fed up. The founder of Toronto鈥檚 不良研究所 had raised a significant seed round last year from prominent investors in the U.S. and Canada. But it wasn鈥檛 easy.鈥
"Toronto-based 不良研究所 has closed its seed round and attracted venture backing from 35 prominent investors in Canada and the US."