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…
Amiral Ventures holds $40-million first close to address “lack of leadership” in Canadian VC
Montréal firm backed by Québec government, Desjardins Capital, and nearly 50 individual LPs.
Montréal’s Amiral Ventures has…
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…
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…
Like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh
In any entrepreneur’s journey, there are bound to be naysayers and doors slammed in their face. When Jeff…
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…