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#IC19 Spotlight: Takeaways From The Cannabis Investing Panel
At #IC19, CVCA’s 2019 conference in Vancouver June 4-6, delegates enjoyed a session dedicated to investment in the cannabis industry. Here are the takeaways from…
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Canadian Business Growth Fund: Closing The Gap
Why don’t more Canadian companies grow to become global industry leaders? How did we go from being home to 18 such companies in 1990, compared… Read More
#IC19 Spotlight: YPC Mentoring Is Critical For The Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry
At #IC19, CVCA’s 2019 conference in Vancouver June 4-6, delegates from the YPC enjoyed a brand new session dedicated to mentoring the next generation of… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: TVM Life Sciences Winner Of 2019 VC Deal Of The Year Award For AurKa Pharma
Photo: (Left) Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and CVCA Awards Committee Chair and (Right) Dr. Luc Marengere, Managing Partner, TVM Life Sciences Venture capitalist Dr. Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Jeff Parr (Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Clairvest) Winner Of 2019 Ted Anderson Community Leadership Award
Photo: (Left) Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and CVCA Awards Committee Chair and (Right) Jeff Parr, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Clairvest Group Clairvest Vice… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Novacap Management Winner Of 2019 Private Capital Regional Impact Award For Onstream
Photo: Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and Chair of 2019 CVCA Awards Commitee Impactful Corporate Sustainability Few Canadian companies in the oil and gas industry… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: NBIF Winner Of 2019 Private Capital Regional Impact Award For Envenio
Photo: Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and Chair of the 2019 CVCA Awards Committee Sourcing Innovation and Making an Impact With exceptional innovation comes the… Read More
CVCA Announces Toronto As Host City For Invest Canada ‘20
#IC20 to take place June 15-16, 2020 in Toronto The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is excited to announce that Invest Canada… Read More
BDC Capital’s GP Academy Welcomes 2nd Cohort
This month, BDC Capital’s GP Academy will welcome it’s second cohort into this unique and world-class program, delivered in consultation with Kauffman Fellows. This cohort… Read More
The Investment Opportunity In British Columbia
B.C.’s tech sector is thriving. Year over year, we’re experiencing consistent growth in revenue, GDP, job creation, and total companies. We have more than 10,000… Read More
Q1 2019: Canadian VC Experiences Billion-Dollar First Quarter And The Fifth Billion-Dollar Quarter In The Last Six Years; PE Experiences Sluggish Start To 2019
Canadian Venture Capital In the first three months of 2019, the Canadian venture capital (VC) industry invested CAD $1B across 142 deals. This… Read More
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, HistoSonics and Bardy Diagnostics: Behind The Deals with Lumira Ventures
In a CVCA Central first, we spoke with Lumira Ventures to go behind the scene of three of their recent deals. On April 8,… Read More
Moving From Searchlight To Beacon: An Opportunity For Canadian Venture Capital Firms Dedicated To Increasing Their Investment In Women-Founded Firms
The May 7th, 2019 report by Highline BETA and Female Funders on Women in Venture Capital shows that only 11.8% of managing partners in Canada’s… Read More