Former Bank of Nova Scotia VP joins Portag3 Ventures as CFO
Portag3 has announced that it is appointing Stephan Klee as CFO for Portag3 Ventures. Klee has 15 years of experience as a…
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Ask an Investor: How do I prepare for my first board meeting?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Hack To Start Ep.186: Casey Winters, growth advisor in residence at Greylock Partners
Casey Winters is the growth advisor in residence at Greylock Partners. Winters got interested in growth via his background…
TribalScale launches $100 million Venture Studios program to co-create AI and blockchain startups
Toronto-based TribalScale has launched the $100 million Venture Studios program, which will create startups in the blockchain,…
Ask an Investor: How do I handle VCs at the end of their investment period?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Student-run Front Row Ventures makes first $25,000 investment
Montreal-based Front Row Ventures has made its first investment in Pelcro, founded by a recent McGill graduate. Launched in…
Ethereum Capital wants to raise $50 million to invest in Ethereum-based companies
Several Canadian VC firms and technologists have banded together to launch Toronto-based Ethereum Capital, a company dedicated…
Ask an Investor: Do I need insurance for my startup?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
PwC MoneyTree report: Canadian tech raised $3.3 billion in 2017 as AI and FinTech stayed hot
PwC Canada and CB Insights have released the MoneyTree report on Canadian investment trends in Q4 2017, with an overall glimpse…
Ask an Investor: How do I manage remote workers?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Federal gov’t giving BDC $700 million to invest in cleantech companies
The federal government will give $700 million over the next five years to BDC for cleantech investments, according to a report…
AngelList and Accomplice’s new program gives founders up to $1 million for angel investing
AngelList and Boston-based VC firm Accomplice have launched the Spearhead program, a $35 million total fund that will be dedicated…
Ask an Investor: When should I announce my funding round?
Ask an Investor has covered in the past if you should announce a funding round. So assuming you’ve decided to announce your…
Canada’s top 10 VC deals in 2017 raised over $1 billion
According to data from PE Hub Canada and preliminary data from Thomson Reuters, Canada’s top VC deals this year raised…
CIBC acquires Wellington Financial to support launch of CIBC Innovation Banking
CIBC has launched a new full-service business in an effort to better serve the Canadian tech sector. CIBC Innovation Banking…