Tag: vc
RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups
RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada. The Royal Bank of Canada’s technology and innovation arm, RBCx,…
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a…
Version One Ventures explains how to fundraise when capital is no longer a commodity
GP Algena Tran says a constrained venture capital landscape requires founders to be better storytellers. While some new funds are providing fresh capital to…
Hiive secures $5.7-million CAD Series A to improve VC secondary trading
Hiive is still seeing a significant bid-ask spread for secondary stakes on its platform. In a buyer’s market, Vancouver-based FinTech startup Hiive wants to…
Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as firm envisions “coast-to-coast” Fund III
With Fund III backed by RBCx and VCCI, Ripple Ventures plans to hold final close by year’s end. Toronto-based early-stage venture firm Ripple Ventures…
Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital
CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts investigates the curious case of the missing Canadian dotcom crash. The current venture market is “weird.” Don’t take my word…
Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients
BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million. The Government of Canada is investing up to $25…
Front Row Ventures closes over-subscribed $5.5 million CAD pan-Canadian fund
By students, for students firm plans to invest in 50 startups over the next four years. Front Row Ventures, the university student-led fund that…
Luge Capital looks to buck FinTech trends with $71-million CAD first close of new fund
FinTech-focused firm targets $100-million fund and expanded team across Canada. With FinTech funding mired in a global slump, Luge Capital believes it has the…
Former Cultivator manager Jordan McFarlen joins Conexus Venture Capital as director
Jordan McFarlen is joining Conexus Venture Capital as a director after six years with the credit union’s business incubator Cultivator. “I’ll be jumping right…