Alberta’s tech sector coming of age as province sets new venture funding record in Q1 2022
Local and global investors opened their pockets to a growing crop of Alberta tech startups.
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BC venture funding starts 2022 strong, but are later-stage companies raising at yesterday’s prices?
VCs say price uncertainty creating a “standstill” between investors and late-stage firms.
Venture funding in Waterloo Region moved “in the right direction” in Q1 2022
Q1 2022 represented the most active quarter for the Waterloo Region in the last year.
Toronto venture funding continued to reach new heights in Q1 2022, but tech valuations may be due for a cooling
Toronto broke another venture funding record in Q1, but what’s going on under the hood?
New report shares stories of the biases women entrepreneurs face raising capital
“He said, ‘well, don’t you just want to go get married and have babies now? Why are you fundraising?’”
2022 Narwhal List tracks Canada’s unicorn explosion
With a rising number of Canadian unicorns, Narwhal List shifts focus to fast-scaling companies.
Larger rounds, US dollars fuelled Canadian tech’s record-shattering 2021
US investment firms outnumbered Canadian investment firms in Series A, B, C deals.
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.