Toronto shattered venture funding records in 2021 as city grew accustomed to billion-dollar quarters
Investment in Toronto tech grew 400 percent in 2021.
Reports
Tech sees progress in promoting women to executive roles, but still lags behind other sectors
Review places the tech sector at the bottom for female C-suite executives.
Findings in SVB’s global healthtech report mirror 2021 trends in Canada
Virtual care is here to stay.
SVB report finds Canadian venture activity reached new heights in 2021
Canada is set to finish off 2021 with a new record for venture capital deals.
Narwhal Project Canadian accelerator ranking shows need for improvement compared to US counterparts
Canadian accelerators have some catching up to do.
Survey suggests progress, room for improvement on equitable compensation for women in venture capital
Canadian Women in VC has released its third annual survey, which paints a picture of gender-based compensation across roles…
Pitchbook names four Canadian universities in 2021 list of top 50 colleges for founders
Four Canadian universities make 2021 Pitchbook list of top 50 colleges for founders Financial data and software company Pitchbook…
As CIOSC preps consumer framework, Canadian FinTech startups fear another open banking boondoggle
The CIO Strategy Council will release a draft of its minimum viable framework for consumer-directed finance by the end of 2021…
PwC’s FinTech market map takes stock of growing Canadian tech sector
With the help of Hockeystick, PwC Canada has produced a map that illustrates some of the trends shaping Canada’s financial…
Snapcommerce, Maple top 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Deloitte has announced the 2021 winners of its Technology Fast 50, a list that highlights Canadian tech companies’ innovation,…
Canadian SaaS funding in 2021 rebounds from 2020 low, fuelled by influx of US investors
Fuelled by pandemic-induced digital transformation efforts and rising support from United States (US) investors, Canadian software-as-a-service…
Canadian VC funding hits all-time high as seed investment continues to lag
For companies looking to raise capital in Canada, the market is a favourable one. The amount of venture capital (VC) being…
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…
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…
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,…