Report: Diversity gap persists in senior ranks of Canadian VC firms
BDC Capital data shows almost half of venture firms are entirely male owned.
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Acton Capital closes $240-million USD Fund VI to invest in tech startups across Canada and Europe
Acton’s Canadian portfolio has included Chefs Plate, Clio, Knix Wear, Maple, and Mobify.
Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war
Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians.
RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups
RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada.
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support.
Version One Ventures explains how to fundraise when capital is no longer a commodity
GP Angela Tran says a constrained venture capital landscape requires founders to be better storytellers.
Hiive secures $5.7-million CAD Series A to improve VC secondary trading
Hiive is still seeing a significant bid-ask spread for secondary stakes on its platform.
Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as firm envisions “coast-to-coast” Fund III
With Fund III backed by RBCx and VCCI, Ripple Ventures plans to hold final close by year’s end.
Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital
CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts investigates the curious case of the missing Canadian dotcom crash.
Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients
BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million.
Front Row Ventures closes over-subscribed $5.5-million CAD pan-Canadian fund
By students, for students firm plans to invest in 50 startups over the next four years.
Luge Capital looks to buck FinTech trends with $71-million CAD first close of new fund
FinTech-focused firm targets $100-million fund and expanded team across Canada.
Former Cultivator manager Jordan McFarlen joins Conexus Venture Capital as director
McFarlen says Saskatchewan tech ecosystem is “hungry for capital.”
Aquanow launches AQN Digital Ventures Fund to back next generation of blockchain startups
Fund has already invested more than $1 million in seven companies, including BoomFi and Mash.
Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs
Fund formalizes Inovia’s support for emerging managers as many struggle to fundraise.