Startups, fear not your party round
The New York Times posted this frightful piece yesterday: For Start-Ups, How Many Angels Is Too Many? This is like asking if…
Funding
LANDR secures $6.2 million Series A from Nas, Real Ventures, & others
Montreal-based LANDR announced today that it has closed a $6.2 million Series A funding round, led by legendary rapper Nas’…
The highs and lows of crowdfunding
Despite popular belief (and what anomaly projects like Pebble and Neptune have lead us to believe), crowdfunding is not always…
PwC survey shows IPOs generate $823 million in Q2
According to a recent quarterly survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), new issues from companies in the consumer and technology…
SilkStart’s new funding shows it pays to listen to your customers
Victoria-based SilkStart today announced that it has raised a $550,000 oversubscribed seed round, led by Canadian accelerator…
CareGuide raises $1 million from RBC in a way that few Canadian startups can
John Philip Green is an unorthodox entrepreneur. Dressed in bespoke suits, bowties, and the occasional suspenders, Green’s…
Vancouver-based Mogo raises $50 million after completing its IPO
When it comes to IPO news, there’s a good reason the past couple of months have been dominated by Shopify – Canada’s…
Today in funding: Vogogo, Gladius Pharmaceuticals, and Mojio
Canadian FinTech, Healthtech and IoT companies are all receiving new funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from…
Amazon to offer loans to sellers in Canada
Amazon.com Inc will expand its business loan program for small sellers later this year in eight more countries, and Canada…
NACO report says Canadian startups received $90.5 million from angel groups last year
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has released its annual report on angel activity in Canada. A survey of 30 angel…
Two major Canadian innovation centres partnering up to fund technology research
To support the world’s growing dependence on networks that can exchange huge quantities of information at high speeds, Ontario…
Lazaridis’ Perimeter Institute receives $4 million in new funding
Founded in 1999 by former BlackBerry co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, the Perimeter Institute is the world’s largest research facility…
Whitecap III venture fund hits $100 million
New funds raised by Whitecap Venture Partners brought Whitecap III, the venture capital firm’s third fund, to a total of…
EDC provides $1.5 million in financing to Vancouver’s Mio Global
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it has provided a $1.5 million loan to Vancouver’s Mio Global, which…
Velocity Fund Finals $5k Qualifier Open For Applications
For early stage startups looking for experience, registration is open to attend or pitch at the Velocity $5K Qualifiers. The…