“Wake-up call” unheeded as Canadian VC investment hits lowest level since H1 2020
CVCA report finds life sciences, venture debt among bright spots in otherwise bleak H1 2025.
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AI is changing startup math
Plus: Trade war uncertainty has some Canadian startups “hanging by a thread.”
Marc-Antoine Cantin to lead Anges Québec as CEO Stéphane Drouin steps down
Drouin is departing the angel investor network for personal reasons less than a year after taking the helm.
Yaletown Partners raises $100 million in first close for third Innovation Growth Fund
Vancouver VC firm is targeting a final close totalling $250 million within the next year.
Lack of M&A and IPOs drives global secondary market to new record
Northleaf has raised $908 million CAD for its fourth secondary fund at the perfect time.
a16z says OpenSesame to Canadian agentic AI startup for its speedrun accelerator
Aidan Gomez-backed startup still unsure if it will follow Cohere CEO’s advice on remaining in Canada.
Michael Yang departs OMERS Ventures as pension fund refocuses on Canada in “strategic shift”
Canadian team members Saar Pikar, Laura Lenz take on new roles as US investment team shrinks.
What no one tells founders about liquidity
Q4 Inc.’s Darrell Heaps on treating liquidity as a strategy, not a finish line.
Are Canadian founders getting a raw deal?
Plus: The pressure to adopt AI has created a “Wild West” for corporate cybersecurity.
BDC adds RBC as lending partner as it plans to guarantee $800 million in loans to entrepreneurs
Business Loan Accelerator Program aims to expand BDC’s reach to more underserved founders in Canada.
Katherine Homuth is making the case for a “founder constitution.” Here’s what that might look like
SRTX and Oomira founder says “nothing in the term sheet is in your favour.”
GreenSky closes $23.5-million sixth fund with help from new managing partner Jeff Brunet
NBIF becomes LP as Toronto firm dips its toes into institutional investor pool.
Market recovery Canadian VCs expected still on the horizon, experts say at Startupfest
A persistently cool exit market and middling returns are preventing cash from re-entering the market, data shows.
Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.
Most Canadian companies are walking the AI adoption race: report
Canadian execs report uneven efficiency gains from AI and a lack of technical talent, Georgian survey finds.