Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
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Active Impact launches $120-million third cleantech fund, Feds release Fall Economic Statement

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Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume

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Startup Montréal awards $400,000 to startups as FounderFuel reveals first revamped accelerator cohort

Both programs award seed funding and mentorship support to tech founders. Montréal-based FounderFuel and Startup Montréal have unveiled the startups participating in their…

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Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards
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Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards

Apricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition. The DMZ and the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association…

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Real Ventures partners with Panache, Inovia to relaunch FounderFuel accelerator
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Real Ventures partners with Panache, Inovia to relaunch FounderFuel accelerator

Longstanding venture-backed startup program goes national with hybrid approach. Real Ventures-led venture-backed startup accelerator FounderFuel is returning this spring for the first time in…

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BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn
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How startups can survive a market downturn

Times are tough for startups. A huge slowdown in growth capital has led to layoffs, rescinded job offers, and wildly tapered scaling plans. Some…

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BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn
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BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn

US and Canadian VCs crunch the numbers with Mozart Data on July 12. At this point, no tech company should be surprised by the…

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