Desjardins Capital
Desjardins Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, based in Quebec, Canada. It provides growth capital, mezzanine, and select debt financing to early-stage through mature companies across industrial, manufacturing, technology, and service sectors, with emphasis on health care, life sciences, and biotechnology. The firm also supports cooperatives, including worker-owned and housing cooperatives, and network cooperatives, financing development, acquisitions, expansions, and succession plans. It primarily invests in Quebec and surrounding regions, and can finance growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, and modernization. Investments may be equity or debt, including unsecured loans, with instruments ranging from senior debt to equity, and tenures typically five to eight years for equity and three to five years for debt. The firm often takes minority stakes with board participation. It does not invest in natural resource exploration or financial services. Desjardins Capital traces its roots to 1974 and operates within the Desjardins Group.
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Laserax
Debt Financing in 2024
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
Laserax
Series C in 2024
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
Kraken Robotics
Post in 2021
Kraken Robotics is a Canadian marine technology company that designs, develops, and markets sonar and optical sensors, batteries, and underwater robotics equipment and services for military and commercial applications. It offers a range of products including underwater vehicle platforms and Synthetic Aperture Sonar, notably the AquaPix system, which provides high-resolution seabed imagery at strong coverage while reducing costs relative to traditional military systems. The company also provides subsea power equipment and related services for sonar and laser scanner sensor systems and underwater vehicle platforms. Kraken Robotics operates through products and services segments, with revenue generated from the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment and the provision of technical services. It has established collaborations and validation programs with defense laboratories and industry partners such as Defence Research and Development Canada, NAVSEA, the UK Ministry of Defence, Northrop Grumman, and ECA Robotics. The company is based in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland.
Laserax
Venture Round in 2018
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
Creaform
Private Equity Round in 2009
Creaform Inc. is a 3D technology and digital solutions company based in Lévis, Canada, specializing in the development and distribution of handheld and self-positioned 3D laser scanners. Founded in 2002, the company provides portable 3D measurement technologies and engineering services, catering to a variety of industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and manufacturing. Creaform's innovative solutions encompass 3D scanning, reverse engineering, inspection, design, and digital manufacturing, facilitating the creation of accurate 3D models and measurements across diverse applications. The company operates globally, with subsidiaries in multiple countries, including the United States, France, Germany, China, Japan, and India. Creaform is a subsidiary of Ametek Inc.
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