Canadian angels just want to write the cheque
Plus: Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis.”
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Joe Canavan has a plan for Canada to become an innovation nation
Canada’s angel of the year shares how the country can bolster its economic sovereignty at NACO Summit.
“Can we just write the cheque?”: angel investors encouraged to be bold amidst economic uncertainty at NACO Summit
“Underlying pressures” risk derailing first growth of angel investment in two years, according to NACO report.
Antler Canada adds former Quandl CEO Tammer Kamel as VC firm gears up for Fund II
Kamel to lead Fund II with fellow GP Bernie Li and newly promoted associate partner Shambhavi Mishra.
“Hard work lies ahead”: Canadian tech leaders strike urgent tone on policy asks following Liberal victory
Domestic procurement, boosting business investment key issues for Carney government, industry groups say.
Dragons’ Den’s Arlene Dickinson, Build Canada’s Daniel Debow recognized as Nation Builders at 2025 NACO awards
FinTech investor Joe Canavan also took home Canada’s 2025 Angel of the Year Award.
Brightspark spinout Brio nabs $3 million to help other VCs manage their LPs
Brio co-founder and CEO Audrey Ostiguy described Brio as Brightspark’s “secret sauce.”
Nagar Rahmani joins EnerTech Capital as Weston family-associated Wittington Ventures promotes from within
Rahmani will actively source Canadian deal flow, while Wittington prepares to spin up a new fund.
Canadian-founded Fluent Ventures bets on global startups with $40-million USD early-stage VC program
Fluent sees Canada as “a core geography” as firm eyes innovation beyond Silicon Valley.
Canadian VCs have performance anxiety
Plus: Yoshua Bengio warns of agentic AI’s “catastrophic risks.”
Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership
After “intense” attempt to raise her own fund, Khera aims to back 25 to 30 deep tech startups with IRV.
New early-stage VC fund Trillick Ventures aims to bring funding to “underrepresented” Manitoba
Trillick has closed nearly a third of its $15-million target and made three investments.
Performance anxiety and access to capital top of mind for Canadian VCs
Closed-door discussions at CIX Summit Investor Forum showed Canadian venture taking a hard look in the mirror.
CVCA calls for temporary capital gains reduction, national investment tax credit in pitch to federal parties
Proposal also asks next government to follow through on VCCI, SR&ED reform, and domestic pension investment.
UK-based Osney Capital eyes Canadian cybersecurity startups with 50-million-pound first fund
Osney wants to help Canadian startups expand to Europe and bring UK startups here.