ArcTern Ventures brings on new managing partner and investment director as it eyes international markets
ArcTern Ventures has brought on Marc Faucher as managing partner, as well as Kristin Aamodt as investment director in ArcTern’s…
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OMERS’ Laura Lenz, Information Venture Partners among winners of the 2020 CVCA Awards
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has announced the winners of the 2020 CVCA Awards, ahead…
McRock Capital holds final close of Fund II at $112 million
McRock Capital, which invests exclusively in the Internet of Things (IoT) companies, has held the final close for its McRock…
Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
Climate change and social impact investing have been on the mind of Real Ventures’ Sylvain Carle for some time now. A few…
Front Row Ventures relaunches women’s accelerator virtually after pausing amid pandemic
Front Row Ventures is making its pre-accelerator program, the Women Founders Project, virtual after pausing the program earlier…
Lack of VC activity caused by pandemic not reflected in Q1 2020, says CVCA’s Kim Furlong
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has released its detailed report for the first quarter of…
MaRS shares tribute following the passing of IAF managing director Barry Gekiere
Barry Gekiere, the managing director for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and longtime member of the Canadian venture…
Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund launches inaugural fund, Danielle Graham joins as investment principal
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund (AWVF) has officially launched its inaugural fund as the group looks to address, head-on,…
Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches $10 million Accelerate Fund III
Alberta Enterprise Corporation has launched its third early-stage angel co-investment fund with a $10 million investment. BetaKit…
The51, Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund partner on women-focused venture initiative
Calgary-based investment platform The51 and the Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund have created a new initiative that will support…
Ripple Ventures closes an initial $14 million CAD for new Opportunity Fund
Ripple Ventures, a Toronto-based early-stage venture firm, has made an initial close of $14 million CAD ($10 million USD) for…
Backed by Shopify co-founder Scott Lake, RiSC Capital launches new early-stage fund focused on deep tech
Scott Pelton, former general partner of Round 13 Capital, and Colin Webster, formerly of Hero Ventures, have launched their…
Canadian VCs launch initiative to provide one-on-one support to startups during pandemic
A group of Canadian venture capital (VC) investors is launching an initiative aimed to support Canadian startups during the…
Silicon Valley Bank appoints former PayPal president Paul Parisi as new head of Canada
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a United States-based commercial bank that helps fund tech startups, has appointed Paul Parisias…
Canadian venture capital investment down seven percent in Q1 2020, CVCA finds
Venture capital investment in Canada for the first quarter of 2020 is down 7.5 percent compared to the first quarter last year,…