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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

Hockeystick BC
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 21, 2023<March 21, 2023

BC suffered biggest year-over-year venture funding drop among all Canadian ecosystems in 2022

Investment in the province’s tech startups fell by 67 percent in 2022.

1Password-Android
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 24, 2023

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future

Now in a key 18-month window, 1Password plans to ramp up its shift to passkeys in 2023.

Quebec - Alberta - briefed.in
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 14, 2023<March 13, 2023

Venture funding surged in Québec and Alberta tech sectors over 2022, bucking national trend

Alberta and Québec investment increased by 89 percent and 21 percent, respectively.

Waterloo Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 8, 2023<March 7, 2023

Dwindling tech deal volume remained a thorn in the Waterloo Region’s side in 2022

Venture funding in Waterloo Region dipped from 2021 peak, but still surpassed pre-bull market years.

Toronto briefedin
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 6, 2023<March 5, 2023

Toronto venture funding saw a “return to sanity” in 2022

Toronto tech startups raised a collective $3.7 billion through 154 deals in 2022.

condo buildings
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 2, 2023<March 10, 2023

From desk to doorstep: KitchenMate expands smart food kiosk to condo market

As hybrid and remote work prevail, KitchenMate brings its Gen2 closer to home.

OMERS Team Photo
Canadian Startup NewsFebruary 23, 2023<February 26, 2023

OMERS Ventures enters 2023 with new playbook as firm looks to launch fifth fund this year

Unified global investment team the latest change in OV’s evolution.

Hockeystick BC
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 31, 2022<November 1, 2022

BC venture funding fell to a seven-quarter low in Q3 2022

Investor sentiment goes from FOMO to fussy as deal volume falls to three-year low.

Calgary Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 27, 2022<October 28, 2022

Alberta’s tech winter arrived late but in earnest in Q3 2022

2022 has still already surpassed the previous three years in Alberta venture funding.

Hockeystick feature image
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 26, 2022<October 28, 2022

Québec venture funding faced a perfect storm in Q3 2022

A flurry of headwinds pummeled Québec’s tech sector into its lowest investment quarter in three years.

Waterloo Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 25, 2022<October 25, 2022

Waterloo Region venture deal volume continued to slump in Q3 2022

Early-stage deals were nowhere to be found. So what comes next?

Toronto briefedin
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 24, 2022<October 28, 2022

Toronto venture funding plunged to a near two-year low in third quarter of 2022

Amid uncertain climate, investors favour tending existing crops over sowing new seeds.

Broadcast Teams
Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 26, 2022<September 27, 2022

How tech leaders like Shopify are TV-ifying the traditional company meeting

In-house broadcast teams are breathing new life into Zoom fatigue culture.

Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 23, 2022<August 31, 2022

“There’s a storm coming, but we’re on a good boat.” Koho says it’s ready to navigate downturn

Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale.

Bank of Canada
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 17, 2022<August 17, 2022

Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: FinTechs “need to be ready” for upcoming retail payments regulations

Morrow expects the Bank will begin registering payments service providers in 2024.

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