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Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume

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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…

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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…

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BC venture deal volume reached a three-year low in first quarter of 2023

Startups in BC raised $95.1 million through nine deals in Q1 2023. Macroeconomic challenges persisted in British Columbia in the first quarter of 2023,…

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Dwindling tech deal volume remained a thorn in the Waterloo Region’s side in 2022

Venture funding in Waterloo Region dipped from 2021 peak, but still surpassed pre-bull market years. The Waterloo Region saw a continued decline in venture…

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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…

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