Report: Québec VC funding continues downward spiral in Q3 2024, but shows early-stage promise
The province has not recorded a growth-stage investment since Q2 2022.
Reports
Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches “worrisome” low
Late-stage funding also faltered, accounting for a record low 21 percent of total investment dollars in Canada.
Will Canadian VCs rebound in time to fund early-stage startups?
Plus: Paper loses another co-founder and Teralys targets $570-million fund-of-funds.
Canadian startup formation data from Panache Ventures points to future demand for capital
Panache Ventures general partner Prashant Matta suggest founders and investors must get back to playing offence.
Okanagan tech sector generated just under $5 billion of economic impact in 2023
Fifty-eight percent of the region’s 787 tech companies have already reached profitability.
Global trends report shows AI adoption still lags in Canada
In Canada, only 35 percent of organizations say AI is ‘widely implemented.’
Saskatchewan tech sector employment doubled over four-year period: report
Province says it’s on track to triple the number of tech workers by 2030.
The Canadian universities that ship the most founders
Plus: How dependent is Québec tech on public funding?
Report: Québec venture ecosystem still “highly dependent” on public and para-public funding
Réseau Capital analysis reveals that only a handful of managers can successfully attract private funding.
Canadian VC investment grows in Q2 but seed funding a cause for concern
CVCA report says PE stays hot as public Canadian tech firms keep going private.
Report: Canada’s quantum talent pool punches above its weight
Despite a pool of just 4,000, Canada still represents five percent of the world’s quantum talent.
Fading 2023 VC performance underscores Canadian tech’s “vulnerability,” BDC reports
Down rounds rose from seven percent in 2022 to 31 percent last year.
Q1 Canadian VC funding posts mixed results as PE market rebounds, CVCA reports
Pre-seed, seed-stage VC funding declines as late-stage investment continues descent.
Report: Canadian corporate venture capital funding is dismal compared to the United States
Six percent of Canada’s largest companies participated in a deal compared to 40 percent in the US.
Report: Canada must close its talent gap or risk falling behind in the AI race
Almost half of Canadian orgs feel their staff are not prepared to use AI.