Mark Ferrier

📑 This week's edition of our newsletter Q Insights is out now It covers this week’s key acquisitions, market signals, a founder perspective on ESG reporting ROI, and the latest provider activity on KanataQ. 🎙 Q Interview Wim Geukens, Co-founder & CEO of Terra Reporting │ ESG Platform │ Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, shares a clear perspective on why ESG reporting is ultimately a data challenge, what customers need to see before trusting a platform, and why proving ROI beyond compliance is now essential. 📈 A fresh wave of acquisitions and funding We’re seeing continued consolidation and expansion across the sustainability solutions market. Congratulations to Zevero x Inhabit, SLR Consulting x SB+CO, Bureau Veritas Group x SPIN 360, and Dcycle x ESG-X on their recent acquisitions. Congratulations as well to refinq on raising €2.2 million to expand its asset-level climate and nature risk capabilities. 🔵 KanataQ Corner We’re happy to welcome new providers to the KanataQ marketplace: Act Justly, Bono, ESG Heart, Global Changer, Living Business, Resonate AI, Seedling, and Valinor Strategies. Great to have you onboard! If you want a clear snapshot of what’s moving across sustainability software, advisory/consulting, and climate solutions, this edition brings it together in one place. Read the full issue in the link in the comments ⬇️

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🚀 Big News: Boundless AI + FrontFundr 🚀 Boundless AI is excited to announce our new partnership with FrontFundr, Canada’s leading platform for community-powered investing and private-market capital raising. Why does this matter? Because founders across Canada need two things to scale with confidence: ✅ Access to community capital - FrontFundr empowers companies to raise from accredited AND everyday investors, building a loyal investor base that fuels long-term growth. ✅ Intelligent capital matching - Boundless AI gives founders clarity on their best funding options and connects them with the right capital at the right time. Together, we’re expanding a funding pathway where awareness, community backing, and smart capital flow seamlessly. Here’s what this partnership unlocks: 🔹 FrontFundr issuers gain priority access to Boundless AI’s capital readiness tools and matching engine 🔹 Boundless AI founders can discover whether a community raise is the right strategic move - and route directly into FrontFundr 🔹 Shared workflows that help founders move from “How do I raise?” to “Let’s launch” 🔹 More inclusive capital access for Canadian startups, CPG brands, tech companies, and mission-driven businesses At Boundless AI, we believe the future of raising capital isn’t limited, gated, or confusing. It’s integrated, accessible, and designed around the founder. And in partnership with FrontFundr, we’re one step closer to making that future real. Here’s to helping more founders build forward — smarter, faster, stronger. 💼✨ #BoundlessAI #FrontFundr #Partnership #StartupFinance #CapitalRaising #PrivateMarkets #Entrepreneurship #CanadianStartups

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