Tag: Venture
Startup TNT completes first close of targeted $5-million venture fund
Fund I will write $50,000 cheques to winners of Startup TNT investment summits. In May 2019, Zack Storms launched what became an Edmonton “Thursday…
Sixty Degree Capital closes $338 million CAD for third venture fund
The new fund looks to invest in enterprise software and healthtech startups. Toronto-headquartered Sixty Degree Capital has completed a final close of its third…
Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume
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…
McGill, venture studio BXVentures spin out cleantech venture FeX Energy
FeX Energy uses metal fuel technology to generate renewable energy. McGill University and venture studio BXVentures have officially spun out their first joint cleantech…
Q3 2023 marked a three-year low for venture deal volume in Canada
Venture capital investment fell by 60 percent quarter-over-quarter, while seed-stage investment remained “robust.” The third quarter of 2023 marked Canada’s slowest quarter for venture…
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…
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…
Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline
Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…
A|I: The AI Times – Why Midjourney’s founder rejects venture capital
Plus: Rockwell Automation to acquire Clearpath Robotics. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…
Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech
Under O’Connor’s leadership, Conexus has helped fuel the growth of tech in Saskatchewan and across the Prairies. Sean O’Connor is stepping down as managing…