Wittington Ventures closes third, $180-million VC fund

Toronto’s Wittington Ventures has closed its third venture capital (VC) fund, securing $180 million CAD to invest in more climate, commerce, consumer, healthcare, and food technology startups at the Series A and B stages. The news: Wittington Ventures managing partner Jim Orlando announced the news on LinkedIn on Thursday. The fund’s limited partners include Wittington Investments (the billionaire Canadian Weston family’s holding company, which controls Canadian grocery and pharmacy chains Lobla