How to grow investment in women-led startups
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How to grow investment in women-led startups

Women-led businesses are still underfunded, despite a multi-trillion market opportunity. Studies about gender diversity in tech startups paint a relatively grim picture: women are…

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Canadian Venture Capital Private Equity Association CVCA CEO Kim Furlong
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Year in review: Kim Furlong talks VCCI and what comes next for Canadian venture

Furlong: “These programs are an anomaly in what the government pushes out. There’s no reason why they should ever disappear.” Kim Furlong kind of…

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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports
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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports

Seed-stage startups, cleantech “two biggest winners” amid slowdown. Canadian venture capital (VC) investment continued to decline in Q3, as investors and startups across the…

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Venture investment returning to pre-pandemic levels, shows Q2 2022 CVCA report
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Venture investment returning to pre-pandemic levels, shows Q2 2022 CVCA report

Institutional investors stay the course while family offices, high net-worth individuals tread lightly. After the boom of 2021, Canadian venture capital investment is normalizing…

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CVCA argues SEC’s proposed disclosure requirements for private investment funds will hurt Canadian investors
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CVCA argues SEC’s proposed disclosure requirements for private investment funds will hurt Canadian investors

CVCA CEO expects new obligations to have “direct negative impact on Canadian investors.” The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is warning…

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