GrowerIQ Raises $3M CAD Seed Round to Revolutionize Cannabis Management Around the Globe

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GrowerIQ, the leading cannabis enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, today announced it recently closed an oversubscribed $3 million CAD ($2.3 million USD) seed round. The round was co-led by Golden Section and MaRS IAF, with participation from LAGO, Delbridge, GTM Fund and Gaingels. Non-cannabis ERP systems don’t work for cannabis production, so producers are stuck using Excel or outdated software that do not talk to each other. This makes it hard to gather dat

Invitation Homes Strengthens ESG Commitment

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE: INVH) (“Invitation Homes” or the “Company”) continues to expand on its environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) efforts. As part of its commitments to advance innovation, ensure that its products and processes are sustainable, and provide transparency in its reporting, the Company has hired professional in-house expertise to expand and deepen its approach to ESG matters. Roy Conn has been named vice president, ESG. Mr. Conn previously wa

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