Justice Department involved following Invest Nova Scotia employee email scam
Phisher impersonating Sandpiper Ventures received $573,000.
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Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs
An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.
Why Clio didn’t IPO
Plus: The largest Series A raised by a Black female founder in Canada.
Predicting the perfect VC vintage
Plus: We survived CrowdStrike.
GPs and LPs at Startupfest expect gradual recovery with 2024 on pace to be worst for Canadian VC in a decade
Industry leaders expect more turnover, fundraising challenges for emerging managers.
TandemLaunch secures $27-million first close of Fund IV to build more Montréal deep-tech startups
Montréal venture studio specializes in commercializing tech developed at universities.
Tall Grass Ventures closes $32-million VC fund for early-stage Canadian AgTech startups
TGV sees room to be “translators” and connect other investors to the AgTech sector.
Montréal selected to host 2024 Kauffman Fellows Summit with top Canadian tech leaders
The globetrotting summit says it attracts hundreds of VCs interested in investment and partnership opportunities.
This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data
Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.
Accelia Capital promotes Julien Letartre to become its third partner
Letartre joined Accelia in 2022, bringing experience from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Here’s what VCs are saying about the fundraising environment at Collision
VCs at Collision 2024 speak about AI and valuations in the post-post-boom times.
BDC earmarks $250 million CAD to support underserved entrepreneurs
Commitment includes two $100-million CAD platforms to support Indigenous, Black-led businesses.
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds completes $20.4-million first close
New fund will invest in projects solving pressing challenges for Indigenous communities.
TD Bank launches Innovation Partners banking platform for tech companies
TD Innovation Partners’ leadership team is almost entirely ex-SVB and ex-RBCx leaders.
DMZ Ventures launches new fund for early-stage startups
The fund will make up to 10 investments per year, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 CAD.