Australian startups can turn VC funding into decacorns
Published on July 15, 2026 Opinion: Australian startups turn modest venture capital funding into global companies more efficiently…
Canada’s early-stage startup funding is in a sustained decline, RBCx finds
Last year was tough for domestic VC fundraising. Data show 2026 is off to a rough start.
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PayPal Ventures folds: how $1.5B in cuts wiped out a 24-year bet on 14 unicorns — TFN
PayPal is closing PayPal Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, which began in 2002. New CEO Enrique Lores…
Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders
Meridian Ventures was born out of a shared experience: deferred MBAs. Now, founders Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney…
How VCs are Reworking the Quick Commerce Thesis – Outlook Business
But at the heart of this transition, there appears to be a change in how investors are defining…
AI-armed founders disrupting venture capitalism?
A recent report noted that Indian venture capitalists are sitting on nearly $10 billion, waiting for the “right”…
BDC launches $150-million life sciences fund
Parimal Nathwani will manage fund directly investing in therapeutics and MedTech companies.
Canada’s largest VC has officially…
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…
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…
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…