Narwhal Project Canadian accelerator ranking shows need for improvement compared to US counterparts
Canadian accelerators have some catching up to do.
Reports
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,…
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…
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…
Despite COVID-19, Ontario AI ecosystem continues growth trajectory, report finds
The Vector Institute’s second annual snapshot of Ontario’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector has found that despite the…
Toronto-Waterloo rises in Startup Genome’s 2021 global ecosystem rankings, as Vancouver falls
Toronto-Waterloo has jumped four spots in Startup Genome’s annual global startup ecosystem report since 2020, as Canada’s…