Canadian Startup News, FundingDecember 12, 2014<December 12, 2014 MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada partner to create impact venture fund by Douglas Soltys This morning at the MaRS Discovery District, Sir Richard Branson announced a new initiative between MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada,…
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsApril 29, 2014<December 7, 2022 Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists by Joseph Czikk Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
ChangesJune 26, 2013<June 26, 2013 Canada Gold Corporation changes name to STEM 7 Capital, appoints Sunil Sharma by Ian Hardy Pending the usual regulatory approvals, Canada Gold Corporation announced today that they’ve officially changed their…
FundingJune 25, 2013<June 25, 2013 “Microsoft Ventures” bundles existing initiatives together by Ian Hardy Microsoft announced Microsoft Ventures today. A combination of several initiatives that already exist, but now brought together…
FundingJune 20, 2013<November 7, 2022 BDC Venture Capital to invest $100 million into Energy/Cleantech opportunities by Ian Hardy BDC Venture Capital has been around since 2001 and today they’ve promised to invest $100 million into “current…