Ask an Investor: What are the signs of a bad term sheet?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions facing founders today. Have a…
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Ask an Investor: How do I deploy Series A capital?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions facing founders today. Have a…
NACO and Female Funders partner to create angel investing education programs
NACO and Highline BETA-owned Female Funders have announced a partnership to encourage more women to pursue angel investing, and provide education to remote communities….
Front Row Ventures and Real Ventures launch $600,000 student VC fund
Front Row Ventures, a student-run VC fund, has partnered with Real Ventures on its mission to invest $600,000 in 24 student startups. Founded by…
Ask an Investor: When should I hire a VP of finance?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions facing founders today. Have a…
Relay Ventures adds Dropbox’s Kady Srinivasan, WiFiSLAM’s Jessica Tsoong to team
Toronto-based Relay Ventures has made new additions to its team as it looks to expand its expertise. Spiros Michalakis, professor of quantum physics at…
Hack To Start Ep. 167: Rei Wang, director of First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund
Rei Wang is the Director of First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund, the largest student-run venture firm in the nation. They’ve invested in over…
Atlanta-based CallRail raises Canadian money to take advantage of AI talent
Atlanta-based CallRail has raised $75 million USD in a round co-led by Sageview Capital and Toronto-based Leaders Fund. The company plans to use the…
White Star Capital explains why it’s bullish on Canada with VC landscape report
As more American companies set up shop in Canada to take advantage of talent, one international VC firm is trying to show that it’s…
Ask an Investor: What should I look for in a strategic investor?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions facing founders today. Have a…
Hack To Start Ep.166: Kevin Thau, general partner at Spark Capital
Kevin Thau is general partner at Spark Capital, which focuses on early-stage investments in companies like Lola, Medium, Haven, and Aura. Thau has spent…
Canada’s strong AI talent could attract more corporate VC funding
In PwC Canada’s lastest MoneyTree report analyzing the Canadian VC landscape, there were two particular trends that stood out: a rising interest in AI,…
ScaleUP Ventures closes $100 million, expands into western Canada
Toronto-based ScaleUP Ventures has announced the third and final close of its first fund at $100 million. ScaleUP launched in May 2016 with an…