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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,…
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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…
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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
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
The Exciting Growth Of The CVCA
Kim Furlong, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. The CVCA enters a new chapter today, with the announcement of Kim Furlong… Read More
Giving Back Champions
Giving Back Champions is part three of the three-part series on how the VC & PE industry is giving back to Canadian communities. For more information… Read More