Janet Bannister’s Staircase Ventures closes $50-million second fund
BDC Capital, University of Alberta, InBC join early-stage Toronto VC firm’s LP base.
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CVCA and NACO offer competing visions for feds’ $750-million venture envelope
NACO points to early-stage gaps, while CVCA wants capital committed to growth.
Manitoba looks to spur more investment with tax credit ceiling raise
Starting in April, small business venture capital tax credit will be capped at $30 million.
Private equity firm Novacap closes seventh and largest tech fund
The nearly $3.8-billion USD fund continues “disciplined” tech buyout strategy.
How to fix Canada’s Start-up Visa
Boris Wertz and Lucy Hargreaves discuss what a 10 to 35-year wait says about Canada’s capacity to attract entrepreneurial…
Sluggish growth, lost value: what decades of data reveal about Canada’s early-stage funding gap
NACO and Startup Genome report argues that Canada’s tech ecosystem lost $66 billion USD in value.
Capital concentrates as Canadian VC market narrows: report
Just 26 megadeals accounted for two-thirds of all dollars invested in 2025.
Is BDC too big to change?
Canadian VCs who rely on the Crown corporation have feedback on its “steady hand” approach. Who’s listening?
The feds asked investors for candid feedback on BDC. It was never actioned
BetaKit-obtained 2023 report outlines private-sector grievances with Canada’s largest VC.
Taiv wants to let you choose your own TV ads
Winnipeg startup closes $13-million USD to expand across North America.
AgTech startup Brilliant Harvest secures $4 million USD in seed funding
The raise will aid in scaling the platform’s adoption and abilities.
BDC head says bank pulled back from life sciences “too early” as it preps new VC fund
Upcoming life sciences fund to invest directly in companies from a more than $100-million envelope.
Building with AI is now the “price of admission” for software startups, Inovia report says
AI-native startups ate up 40 percent of software deal value in Canada in 2025.
Neo Financial secures $68.5 million in equity as it adopts big-bank funding playbook
Support from investors including AIMCo and Northleaf will fuel securitization strategy.
Why Y Combinator cut Canada out
John Ruffolo joins to discuss fuzzy data, “bullshit” narratives, and the real problems hampering Canadian tech.