What five years of Canadian tech exits signal for founders heading into 2026
Fasken’s Exit InSights Study points to an exit window that appears earlier than most founders expect.
Reports
“A perfect storm”: 2025 was the worst year for Canadian VC fundraising since 2016
RBCx report shows emerging managers, fund sizes, and graduation rates are declining amid a lack of exits.
Fifteen bold predictions on what it will feel like to work in tech in 2026
Canadian tech leaders share what they expect to see this year in the job market and at the office.
“There is a huge gap in the innovation space”
Investor Darren Clifford sees the strongest market signals coming from a warming world.
Canadian payments companies’ “sugar high” ended in 2022. VCs say a new spike is coming
Payments startup creation dropped by 44 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to Luge Capital report.
Startup investigation reveals 50 peer-reviewed papers contained AI-hallucinated citations
GPTZero found “obvious” instances of false, LLM-generated references in academic papers.
Canada needs a national semiconductor strategy, industry groups argue
Five countries account for almost 91 percent of the global semiconductor market. Canada isn’t one.
Amid global DEI backlash, Canadian VC sees more women and visible minorities in leadership roles
DEI initiatives remained important in Canada in 2024, but climate pledges lagged.
Fewer, larger financings give Canadian VC a boost in Q3 as domestic PE stays hot
CVCA says rise in growth investment “a good sign” but early-stage VC activity continues to lag.
Canada sees rebound in angel investments as industry calls for more federal support
NACO says investments across 38 angel organizations increased 27 percent in 2024.
Tech investor associations urge unified capital strategy ahead of budget
NACO and CVCA ask for seed-matching program, VCCI re-up, Canadian QSBS, and mid-cap support.
BDC report finds optimism is up among Canadian entrepreneurs despite trade war uncertainty
Trade pressure takes a toll as over half reported emotional or mental exhaustion this year.
Salary growth in Canadian tech hits three-year low
Report shows median salary increases of 3.5 percent year-over-year in 2025.
Canadian VC pre-seed and seed activity continued to slump in H1 2025
VCs say latest results are “not the end of the world” but anticipate continued slowdown.
Canada outpaced US in tech talent growth in 2024: CBRE report
Toronto eclipsed New York while Waterloo soared 11 spots to become a top North American tech market.