Ten Ideas for 2025 - post #5| markmcqueen.substack.com
Teachers’ Venture Growth has led an all-equity round in Toronto-based advertising platform StackAdapt that values the company near $2.5-billion USD.| BetaKit
Portless raises $24.7 million to be retailers’ port in a trade storm| BetaKit
Per BDC Capital’s latest Canadian VC landscape report, which was released today, 2023 saw softening returns amid a proliferation of down rounds and markdowns for Canadian technology firms.| BetaKit
Despite an uptick in Canadian venture capital investment in Q3 2024, pre-seed and seed investments have sharply declined this year.| BetaKit
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has reported a significant loss in value for its venture capital portfolio in its latest annual report.| BetaKit
BDC Capital has launched a new $50-million CAD Seed Venture Fund, committing $10 million annually over the next five years to pre-seed and seed-stage Canadian software startups.| BetaKit
BDC Capital has launched a new $300 million CAD growth-stage venture fund as part of its “expanded strategy” to scale Canadian firms during their later stages of growth.| BetaKit
The Business Development Bank of Canada has promoted Geneviève Bouthillier to executive vice president of BDC Capital.| BetaKit
Industry leaders BetaKit spoke with at Startupfest expect more turnover and fundraising challenges across the board, especially for emerging fund managers.| BetaKit