By Douglas Soltys December 12, 2014 MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada partner to create impact venture fund This morning at the MaRS Discovery District, Sir Richard Branson announced a new initiative between MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada,…
By Joseph Czikk April 29, 2014 Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
By Ian Hardy June 26, 2013 Canada Gold Corporation changes name to STEM 7 Capital, appoints Sunil Sharma Pending the usual regulatory approvals, Canada Gold Corporation announced today that they’ve officially changed their…
By Ian Hardy June 25, 2013 “Microsoft Ventures” bundles existing initiatives together Microsoft announced Microsoft Ventures today. A combination of several initiatives that already exist, but now brought together…
By Ian Hardy June 20, 2013 BDC Venture Capital to invest $100 million into Energy/Cleantech opportunities BDC Venture Capital has been around since 2001 and today they’ve promised to invest $100 million into “current…