Larger rounds, US dollars fuelled Canadian tech’s record-shattering 2021
US investment firms outnumbered Canadian investment firms in Series A, B, C deals.
Reports
Canadian venture capital investment hits all-time high of $14.2 billion in 2021
CVCA CEO: “it signals an extremely healthy ecosystem.”
Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough: reports
Deel report pegged Canadian rise in salaries as second fastest globally.
New report on Canadian venture, private equity landscape shows firms failing when it comes to inclusion side of D&I
Women partners are six times more likely to report harassment or feel opinions not valued.
SVB reports Canadian tech startups drew record $16 billion in investment in 2021
Canadian tech almost tripled 2020’s funding numbers.
Universities have a role to play in addressing BC’s tech talent crunch: report
BC faces the perils of “brain drain 2.0.”
BDC report expects tech sector revenue to grow by 22 percent by 2024
Canada’s tech sector growth outpaces overall economy, but faces talent shortfall.
Venture funding for Montréal tech sector grew steadily in 2021, with $1.6 billion raised
Montreal venture funding grew 33 percent in 2021.
New report reveals worrying trends about venture funding in Waterloo Region
Faire and Applyboard accounted for 85 percent of the total funding raised in the Waterloo Region during 2021.
Calgary broke its venture funding record in 2021 as deal volume almost doubled
Deal volume in Calgary increased 61% last year.
With nearly $4 billion raised, BC tech “stepped into the spotlight” in 2021
Investment in BC startups grew over 300 percent in 2021.
Three Canadian regions ranked among the best global cleantech ecosystems by Startup Genome
Toronto-Waterloo ranked best cleantech ecosystem in Canada.
Toronto shattered venture funding records in 2021 as city grew accustomed to billion-dollar quarters
Investment in Toronto tech grew 400 percent in 2021.
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
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