Tag: Region
Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…
East coast latest Canadian region to unveil intellectual property program
Region lags in IP protection when it comes to tech commercialization, Springboard CEO says. Less than two weeks after British Columbia announced a program…
Waterloo Region deal volume has been tanking steadily since 2019. Could undisclosed deals be partly to blame?
Off-the-record raises may be painting an incomplete picture of the ecosystem, investor says. Venture deal volume in the Waterloo Region reached a three-year low…
Québec attracted more venture funding than any other Canadian region in Q1 2023
Québec startups raised a cumulative $317.3 million in Q1 2023. Despite seeing a decline in venture funding both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year, Québec attracted more…
Toronto and Waterloo Region venture funding fell short in first quarter of 2023
Toronto’s venture funding dropped 94 percent year-over-year. Venture funding in Toronto and the Waterloo Region had a particularly sluggish start to 2023, with startups…
Waterloo Region venture deal volume continued to slump in Q3 2022
Early-stage deals were nowhere to be found. So what comes next? With only three deals closed, venture deal volume in the Waterloo Region reached…
Venture funding in Waterloo Region moved “in the right direction” in Q1 2022
Q1 2022 represented the most active quarter for the Waterloo Region in the last year. The Waterloo Region displayed some concerning trends in venture…