Armed with more capital to back women entrepreneurs, Phoenix Fire makes first investment in VoxCell
Phoenix Fire’s LPs now include the co-founders of Thinkific and Odaia.
VC
With a new team, Framework Venture Partners secures $100 million USD first close for second fund
Barbara Dirks, Jim Texier, Mike Dobbins join for Fund II, target $250M final close.
Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups
Sandpiper sees “huge … and untapped opportunity” to back more women entrepreneurs amid market downturn.
From seed to fork: building better food systems through impact investing
Sustainable food is about access and environmental impact.
Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage FinTech fund, aims to raise up to $1 billion USD
Amid downturn, Portage sees chance to fund FinTech firms reluctant to take valuation hit.
Nova Scotia government consolidates Innovacorp, Nova Scotia Business Inc
Nova Scotia says the changes address issues of overlapping mandates, duplicate operations, outdated legislation.
Mark McQueen thinks it’s a great time to have a chequebook
The President of CIBC Innovation Banking is not concerned about the current tech downturn.
Following a record-setting first quarter, Québec venture funding eased up in Q2 2022
VCs are treading water as market tides change.
As Canadian venture funding lost steam in Q2 2022, Alberta tech continued to shine
With $268 million raised, Alberta set a new quarterly record for venture funding.
BDC partners with e-learning platform Future Capital to train 150 women for angel investing
Future Capital wants to diversify investors at the angel, LP, and syndicate level.
BC tech funding returned to pre-bull market levels in Q2 2022
BC’s Web3 startups showed promise in the second quarter.
With only four deals closed, Q2 2022 was Waterloo Region’s least active funding quarter in three years
Only another Faire megadeal rescued Waterloo Region from its lowest investment quarter in a year.
Funding party is over as Toronto tech stumbles in Q2 2022
Investment in Q2 2022 fell 69 percent from record-setting first quarter.
Solving the lack of access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs
What has changed in the Reconciliation Economy in the last year?
Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, joins Pender Ventures to support Vancouver firm’s expansion across Canada
After backing nine startups through first fund, Pender Ventures hopes to raise $100 million CAD for Fund II.