CanCon Podcast Ep. 28: Should Canada practice startup protectionism?
This week the CanCon podcast is all about what it takes for businesses to succeed, and what happens when you don’t want…
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Ask an Investor: Should I bring my co-founder to a pitch?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Ask an Investor: How do I manage an oversubscribed round?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Ask an Investor: How do I perform due diligence on a VC?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
As 500 Canada team grows nationally, focus is on fueling next generation of entrepreneurs
Sanjay Singhal’s start as the head of 500 Canada — 500 Startups’ $30 million fund dedicated to Canadian startups —…
Highline BETA believes startup co-creation leads to better startups
After months under wraps, Highline BETA announced itself to the global startup community today. A new company under the HIGHLINE…
Hack To Start Ep. 103: Ruby Lee, Product Partner, KPCB Edge
This week’s guest is Ruby Lee, a Product Partner at KPCB Edge, a team of builders, investing in seed stage founders working…
#smallrooms podcast: Brice Scheschuk of Globalive Capital & Wind Mobile on investing
Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Brice Scheschuk, CEO of Globalive Capital and co-founder of Wind Mobile. Brice details the history…
Globalive being sued for $750 million by Catalyst over ‘sabotaged’ Wind acquisition
One of Canada’s largest private equity firm is suing the former owners of Wind Mobile for allegedly breaching an exclusivity…
#smallrooms Podcast: Jane Podbelskaya of Georgian Partners on hands-on investment
Rob Kenedi chats with Jane Podbelskaya, senior associate at Georgian Partners. Jane describes Georgian Partners’ thesis-driven,…
Paul Singh says Canada’s startup ecosystem has grown, but founders lack “sense of urgency”
Canada’s startup ecosystem has grown immensely in just five years — within that time we’ve had major exits like…
Where are the women in Canadian Venture Capital?
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was a bestselling book from the ‘90s now well past its best-before date, yet in the…
iNovia expands #WaterlooRegion office with new hire to take a chance on early-stage entrepreneurs
And as our startup ecosystem matures, so too do our conversations around the best way to continue supporting entrepreneurs…
Hack To Start Ep. 92: Union Square Ventures’ Brittany Gorevic
This week’s guest is Brittany Gorevic, the General Manager at Union Square Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New…
Yaletown Venture Partners raising $135 million fund for emerging growth companies
Yaletown Venture Partners, a Vancouver-based venture capital firm, is launching a $135 million fund specifically targeting…