SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending
Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company,…
The feds asked investors for candid feedback on BDC. It was never actioned
BetaKit-obtained 2023 report outlines private-sector grievances with Canada’s largest VC.
In late 2022, the federal government asked…
Why Y Combinator cut Canada out
John Ruffolo joins to discuss fuzzy data, “bullshit” narratives, and the real problems hampering Canadian tech.
This…
Inside 1mind’s $40M AI Bet, and The Superhuman Vision Behind It
1Mind founder Amanda Kahlow with her daughter, pictured alongside investor Cassie Young of Primary Ventures Amanda Kahlow Like…
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming…
Temasek’s biotech VC arm pushes AI for medical breakthrough
Biotechnology Singapore’s ClavystBio seeks as much as a tripling of life science startup returns A researcher works in a…
New Life Sciences Fund and leadership churn reveal continued reset at BDC
Growth Venture Fund leader is out nine months after BDC allocates $1 billion and expands mandate.
The…
a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere
As Nicholas Rudder built his last startup, an educational marketplace called ScholarSite, he kept running into the same problem: tax. “Marketplaces…
Investissement Québec transforms early-stage program into $200-million VC fund
New Fonds Impulsion will expand support for founders amid declining seed-stage deal flow across the province.
Investissement…
Struggling to Raise VC? These 7 Startup Funding Tactics Actually Work in 2025
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways With venture capital harder to access in 2025,…
Entrepreneurs face nearly five-year wait for Canada’s Start-up Visa
Once a 12-month process, the SUV has ballooned to 53 months amid concerns about program misuse.
While…
Simple Ventures announces $15 million to bring innovation and talent back to Canada
Major companies like TD and Sun Life back venture studio’s vision.
As domestic entrepreneurship declines and many…