Perspectives
Empowering Canada’s Women Investors: Enough Talk, Let’s Take Action
Despite Canada’s commitment to creating opportunities for the next generation of women founders, access to capital remains a significant barrier…
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Q4 2018: Canadian VC Investment Propelled by Two $1B Quarters in 2018; Two PE Mega-Deals in Q4 Brings 2018 Total to $22.3B
Canadian VC funded more new and later stage companies in 2018, indicating robust ecosystem; Private equity investors support four IPOs in 2018 Canadian Venture Capital…
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Balancing Equality In Canadian Private Capital – My Thoughts For IWD
As we got closer to International Women’s Day, I was asked to give some thought as to where I stood on a number of the… Read More
Investing In Great Companies The Dream Maker Way
Photo (left to right): Kyla Bolden, Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Dream Maker Ventures & CEO of WizKid Coding, Isaac Olowolafe, General Partner, Dream Maker Ventures,… Read More
Behind The Fundraise With inovia capital
Photo (left to right): inovia capital General Partners, Patrick Pichette, Dennis Kavelman and Chris Arsenault On February 19, Montreal-based inovia capital announced it had raised… Read More
2018 Year-In-Review VC & PE Activity: CVCA Data Sneak Peek
Canadian Venture Capital According to preliminary data (final data is targeted to be published on March 11), Canadian venture capital investment crossed the $1B mark… Read More
ESG: What Do LPs Want From Their GPs?
Diversity and climate change are two of the issues that investors are most likely to focus on when scrutinizing a fund’s responsibility record, writes Victoria… Read More
VCCI Stream 3: Responding To Cleantech Investment Challenges
Climate change is real and one of the most pressing issues facing the planet. This is a fact that has been confirmed scientifically time and… Read More
Forget About The Health of Your Portfolios For A Minute
Instead of talking about the health of our investments, let’s talk about the health of our entrepreneurs and colleagues. As investors, we are continually checking… Read More
CVCA Supports #keypersonpledge to Promote Inclusion Across VC & PE Ecosystem
Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) has joined a number of other industry organizations worldwide in endorsing an important legal language change… Read More
Bold Commerce: Behind The Deal With Whitecap Venture Partners and Round13 Capital
Photo: Bold Commerce Founders – (Left to right) Jason Myers, Yvan Boisjoli, Stefan Maynard, Eric Boisjoli. On January 16, Winnipeg-based Bold Commerce announced the… Read More
Don’t Acquire The Threat: Cyber Due Diligence For Private Equity
Don’t Acquire The Threat: Cyber Due Diligence For Private Equity is a contribution to CVCA Central from CVCA member RSM Canada. In today’s ever-evolving… Read More
CVCA Endorses ILPA’s Industry Code Of Conduct Guidelines
Diversity and inclusion have become top priorities in organizations worldwide driven by the powerful #MeToo movement and a number of high-profile cases of harassment, discrimination… Read More
McRock Capital Strengthens Investment Team Amid Flourishing Industrial IoT Sector
McRock Capital Investment Team: (Left, top to bottom) Whitney Rockley, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Siddharth Srivastava, Vice President, Ha Nguyen, Vice President. (Right, top to bottom): Scott MacDonald, Co-Founder &… Read More