By Mike Woollatt CEO, Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association What’s on the Horizon? Many of our members are wondering where the Government is at with the next Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP 2.0). First off, I am willing to bet the Liberal Government certainly won’t be calling anything “Action Plan” anytime soon. Names
The first three months of 2016 was undoubtedly a hot quarter for venture capital activity in Canada – we saw a total of $838 million VC deals, with numbers nearly doubling VC activity in the same period of 2015. We’re nearing the close of Q2 and we thought we’d reflect back on the VC activity
Northleaf Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Travis Isbister has joined the firm as an Associate on the Infrastructure team. Travis will be based in the Toronto, Canada office and will participate in all aspects of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment activities, with a primary focus on market research, transaction due diligence, execution and asset management.
Mark Machin, President & CEO of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has announced the following appointments: Alain Carrier has been appointed Senior Managing Director, Head of International and has joined the CPPIB’s Senior Management Team. Previously, Alain was Managing Director, Head of Europe for CPPIB. In this role, Alain will be responsible for CPPIB’s
Are you rewarding and performing? Attracting, managing and rewarding best-in-class human capital is critical to your firm’s success. That’s why McLagan (an Aon company), in partnership with the CVCA, is pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Compensation Benchmark and Pay Practice Survey for CVCA members. This report will provide firms with the robust
Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, has decided to step down at the next annual general meeting in June 2017. Treurnicht has led the organization for almost 12 years. “MaRS is entering its next phase of growth and the momentum is palpable,” said Treurnicht. “Our beautiful centre has doubled in size and is thriving. We are
Norman Winarsky has joined Canadian venture capital firm Relay Ventures as its first ever executive-in-residence (EIR). Norman is the former President of SRI Ventures at the world-renowned SRI International research institute founded by Stanford University. He was a founder and leader of SRI’s venture strategy and process, which has resulted in more than sixty ventures
EnerTech Capital, a private venture capital firm focused on investing in mid stage companies that offer products or services that dramatically improve the profitability of producing or consuming energy, was named “Financial Investor of the Year” as part of the 2015 Global Cleantech 100 program. Featuring companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean
Today, at the #BCTECH Summit, Government revealed the final two pillars of the #BCTECH Strategy: deepening the B.C. talent pool, and making it easier to access markets. With this announcement the full multi-year strategy has been revealed, aiming to support the growth of B.C.’s vibrant technology sector and strengthen British Columbia’s diverse knowledge-based economy. “The #BCTECH Strategy
