Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up
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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up

Radical managing partner believes “AI will eat all software over the next decade.” Toronto-based Radical Ventures has launched another fund dedicated to artificial intelligence…

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What Coconut Software CFO Matt Petrow learned while raising a Series B

Founders need a good reason for fundraising. And a good partner. When founders raise a Series B round, the stakes are higher than past…

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OMERS Ventures’ Laura Lenz says “ego raising” is over in #CDNtech

VC says “there’s blame on both sides” for the lack of fundamentals in 2021. The “ego raising” that populated last year’s venture capital boom…

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One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money
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One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money

Company says downturn has had “dramatic impact” on its rapid local commerce delivery business. Almost one year to the day after closing a significant…

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After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn
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After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn

Despite present conditions, Faire hasn’t paused or slowed hiring, or made any layoffs. Flush with cash and armed with a new Toronto office, Kitchener-Waterloo…

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New report shares stories of the biases women entrepreneurs face raising capital

“He said, ‘well, don’t you just want to go get married and have babies now? Why are you fundraising?’” That women technology entrepreneurs must…

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BC venture funding starts 2022 strong, but are later-stage companies raising at yesterday’s prices?

VCs say price uncertainty creating a “standstill” between investors and late-stage firms. British Columbia’s tech sector saw a strong start to 2022 with over…

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