DMZ Demo Day event to hand out $300,000 in prizes for startups
byEntrepreneurs will get to pitch and network with hand-picked global investors.
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Policy Talks: Canadian policy leaders meet in person to talk remote work
byNew panel series kicks off with lively discussion on the current state of work.
Applications now open for the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
byParticipants stand to win over $250,000 in prizes.
Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards
byApricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition.
Ontario-wide collaboration on Canadian-made electric vehicle unveiled at CES
byProject Arrow started as a design competition, won by Carleton University.
Unbounce’s Peter Housley on hitting your targets in a downturn
byUnbounce CMO says startup slashed its paid media strategy 30 percent.
Clio’s Natalie Archibald on creating digital-first workspaces
byClio’s VP of People says approach offers more flexibility, inclusion for employees.
Shopify’s Ria Bhavnani shares the company’s approach to pricing
by“Maybe it’s more relevant in this market, but you should always be thinking about pricing.”
Bessemer, Georgian, OMERS VCs discuss the state of the market
byThe next four to six months will be the hardest for startups to raise in.
Dissecting the anatomy of a Canadian tech seed round with Two Small Fish, Calico & Wavy
byEva Lau says don’t value your round based upon your ARR when fundraising.
Coveo’s Louis Têtu on market cycles, mentorship, and “recipes for failure”
byAvoid “yes people.” Choose to be “the dumbest person in the room.”
Canadian tech talks down rounds, disasters, and “recipes for failure”
byFeaturing interviews with luminaries from OMERS Ventures, Shopify, Coveo, Clio, Unbounce, and L-SPARK.
Potential Motors, Chinova Bioworks, Introhive feted at New Brunswick innovation awards ceremony
byNine awards handed out at the first InnovateNB awards event.
OMERS Ventures’ Laura Lenz says “ego raising” is over in #CDNtech
byVC says “there’s blame on both sides” for the lack of fundamentals in 2021.
L-Spark’s Leo Lax: 2022 has been a “disaster” for SaaS funding, though sector continues to grow
by“The bias is less towards building the innovation economy, more towards sustaining what we got.”