Algolux said it’s trying to meet demand from auto suppliers for better driving- and parking-vision systems. Forté Ventures and Drive Capital co-led the round, with new investors including Investissement Québec and existing investors GM Ventures, Generation Ventures and Intact Ventures. (The Logic)
Talking point: Canadian-led or -bred companies seem to be capitalizing on global interest in driver assistance and autonomous vehicles. Waabi launched with an US$83.5-million Series A round; Embark is going public; and Magna International signed a deal this year to make driver-assistance tools for Fisker. Algolux highlighted opportunities to boost both truck and passenger-vehicle performance in low light and poor weather conditions. Its selling point: algorithms that incorporate the cameras used in self-driving cars or advanced driver assistance.