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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.

Looka CEO
Canadian Startup NewsNovember 19, 2021<November 18, 2021

How a shift in strategy took once-struggling Looka back to profitability

In the fall of 2019, Toronto-based Looka was facing major difficulties. By that time, the startup, whose core product was an…

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 12, 2021<November 11, 2021

Bootstrapped Ataccama hungry to win global data management market

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has become life and death for businesses across virtually…

Hockeystick feature image
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 29, 2021<October 29, 2021

Hopper’s Series G kept Montréal funding strong in Q3

Montréal’s tech ecosystem continued to see strong venture funding in the third quarter of 2021, raising a total of $408.7…

Waterloo Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 28, 2021<October 28, 2021

After booming Q2, Waterloo Region deal volume hit two-year low in Q3 2021

With only five deals closed, venture funding activity in the Waterloo Region fell to a two-year low in the third quarter of…

Calgary Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 27, 2021<October 28, 2021

Neo Financial’s Series B leads Calgary’s venture funding bounce back in Q3

Following a two-year low for tech investment, Calgary’s tech ecosystem saw a return to health in the third quarter of 2021,…

Hockeystick BC
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 26, 2021<October 26, 2021

BC’s tech investment boom continued in Q3

With over $900 million raised by British Columbia’s tech startups, venture investment in the province stayed strong in the…

Toronto briefedin
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 25, 2021<October 22, 2021

In Q3, Toronto startups broke venture funding records… again

Toronto tech startups once again broke venture funding records, raising over $1.6 billion through 53 deals in Q3 2021, according…

Canadian Startup NewsOctober 18, 2021<October 18, 2021

Twitter eyes Canada as product launchpad amid developer hiring spree

Throughout 2021, scores of global tech companies have signalled their intentions to grow their presence in Canada. Among these…

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 27, 2021<September 24, 2021

Galvanize’s journey from “written off” tech company to $1 billion exit

Earlier this year, Vancouver-based software firm Galvanize was acquired by New York-based Diligent Corporation. The deal’s…

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 17, 2021<September 16, 2021

Techstars Toronto tapped for second cohort as early-stage accelerator expands

In an effort to expand the capacity of its early-stage startup accelerator program, Techstars Toronto is increasing the size…

Hockeystick BC
Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 3, 2021<September 3, 2021

BC set a new venture funding record in Q2 as total investment eclipsed previous quarter

Tech startups in British Columbia raised over $1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, slightly eclipsing total investment…

Calgary Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 2, 2021<September 2, 2021

Lack of late-stage deals in Q2 deflated Calgary venture funding to two-year low

With no late-stage deals, the second quarter of 2021 marked the Calgary tech ecosystem’s lowest quarter for venture funding…

Toronto briefedin
Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 1, 2021<September 2, 2021

Toronto tech smashed venture funding records in Q2 with $1.46 billion raised

Toronto tech set a new record for venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, one of several milestones smashed according…

Hockeystick feature image
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 31, 2021<September 2, 2021

Montréal saw best venture funding quarter yet in Q2 as local startups clinched more megadeals

Over the last year, Montréal has often relied on one megadeal to keep venture funding levels healthy each quarter. But in…

Waterloo Hockeystick
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 30, 2021<September 2, 2021

ApplyBoard, Faire megadeals pushed Waterloo Region tech funding to new record in Q2

Tech startups in the Waterloo Region raised $749.7 million in venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, making Q2…

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