venture capital
The National Angel Capital Organization has made a wealth of information available from their recently concluded summit. Here are some of the highlights.
US venture capital has caught on to a Canadian secret, says Suzie Dingwall. Immigrants make great entrepreneurs. She argues that as more stateside investment shifts to companies led by newly-minted Americans, Canada may lose not only it's edge, but it's entrepreneurial brainpower as well.
Five startups will be chosen to pitch to a wide audience of investors.
This free webinar from InnovationCentre.ca will explore funding and financing programs available from Export Development Canada
Suzanne Williams gleans more information on a parachute executive program run by Ontario Centres of Excellence.
The OCE may well be the single most active early stage investor in Canada at the moment, says Suzie Williams, and she praises the idea of an 'embedded executive' program for young tech companies.
OCETA event to be held June 9th is session #10 in the 'Growing your Business' breakfast series.
Canadian VCs have several obstacles, says Suzie Williams. Among them, a stateside market that's difficult to crack, yet a survival imperative. As US investors fracture into two groups, she argues, there is an opportunity for local VCs to leverage their regional connections and expertise.
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Suzie issues a warning about how interpretations of Ontario's Emerging Technologies Fund could hinder cash-positive startups by tying them to onerous terms from matching VC funds.
Ontario's $250m presence in the venture capital ecosystem hasn't started well, says Suzie Williams. The combination of a lack of deal transparency, foreign investees and a mandate to create jobs as well as fund young companies has clouded already murky waters, she says, and suggests oversight for a body that needs to act swiftly and boldly.
Suzie Williams dissects Ontario's new $250 fund and what it mean for local investors and VC firms. "The Ministry has thrown a lifeline to many of my clients,but it looks like in so doing it may have pushed local venture capital off the abyss."
Suzie covers an announcement from Sustainable Technology Development Canada, which recently earmarked $53 million in funding for new projects.
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Suzie looks at how an Ottawa startup went swimming in the Public Company ocean, and found itself surrounded by sharks.
New fund from angel investor Marc Andreesen will make more significant initial investments
Devshop is attracting interest from US-based VC firms, says founder and CEO Craig Fitzpatrick. But what he's looking right now is another angel financing round.