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CVCA CEO: Tech still needs influx of capital given possible investor pullback, even as liquidity concerns calm
Author: George Holt Published Date: March 16, 2023
Longer-term impact of SVB fallout has some in Canadian tech worried. While Kim Furlong admits that actions taken by regulators appear to have assuaged…
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Canadian tech calls on feds to inject more liquidity into sector over concerns of SVB-caused “full-blown crisis”
Author: George Holt Published Date: March 15, 2023
Letter asks Government of Canada to extend bridge financing program, guarantee secured loans on SVB deposits. As the Canadian tech sector contends with the…
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Investor liquidity issues are putting the squeeze on Canadian startups
Author: George Holt Published Date: January 23, 2023
In the worst tech downturn in more than a decade, some LPs aren’t honouring capital calls from Canadian VCs. It’s killing deals. Last week,…
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Ontario Teachers-backed FTX plans sale to competitor Binance following liquidity crunch
Author: George Holt Published Date: November 8, 2022
Ontario Teachers isn’t the only Canadian pension fund to be burned by a bad crypto investment. The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers) bet…
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Legible sees more execs depart in restructuring as company eyes private placement for liquidity
Author: George Holt Published Date: April 20, 2022
In recent weeks, Legible has laid off 23 employees and lost its CTO, CFO, CRO, and CPO. Less than two weeks after laying off…