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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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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
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
The Private Credit Landscape
The Private Credit Landscape is a contribution to CVCA Central from CVCA member John Middleton, Senior Manager, Harmonic Fund Services. The recent growth in… Read More
Highly Specialized Investment School Program To Prime Next-Gen of VC & PE Pros
Photo: Mark Healy, Executive Director, The Ivey Academy at the Ivey Business School (Left) and Gregory Phipps, Faculty Director, Canadian Private Capital Investment School (Right). It’s getting… Read More
A Venture Capital Fund With A Social Impact Heart – How Is That Possible?
The Relentless Venture Fund embraces a hybrid venture model: a profit driven, venture capital, health fund with a social impact heart. We are a… Read More
The Newest Face Of Corporate Trust And Responsibility
Ken Ip, Director of Engineering at Hockeystick teamed up with Jason Brenier, Vice President of Strategy at Georgian Partners to analyze the area of… Read More
#IC18 Spotlight: How You Can Champion Diversity And Inclusion In Your Workplace
CVCA’s annual conference, Invest Canada ‘18, held in Calgary on June 5-7, had a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion, with a half-day event designed… Read More
#IC18 Spotlight: Highlights From The Corporate Venture Capital Panel
At #IC18, CVCA’s 2018 conference in Calgary June 5-7, delegates enjoyed a new panel dedicated to corporate venture capital. On the panel, Rich Osborn (Managing… Read More
Meet The Former Executive Leading A Mental Health Movement In Corporate Canada
This article is an exclusive recap of the “Ensuring Mental Resilience for the Relentless Pace” presentation which was covered at the GP-only meeting at #IC18. Read More
How Ireland Can Help Canadian Companies Go Global
If there’s one word that captures the aims of ambitious high-tech companies, it’s scale. It’s about hitting big numbers—whether that’s customers, ARR or valuation—fast. Scale… Read More
The Top 10 Things To Improve Your Inclusion Practice
Ahead of the TD Bank Presents: Diversity & Inclusion – Perspectives from the Private Capital Industry panel at #IC18, Dave D’Oyen, Inclusion & Innovation… Read More