US VCs, International Corporate VCs primary backers of Canadian startups by Ted Liu - September 17, 2017September 18, 2017 Analysis US VCs invested $439M, 2.7 times of the $162M invested by Canadian VCs. International CVCs invested $120M, ranking 3rd behind US VCs and Canadian VCs.
Foreign investors play ever important role in Canadian VC ecosystem by Ted Liu - September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Analysis Every VC dollar raised by Canadian companies, 55 cents from foreign sources with almost 40 cents from USA alone, only 45 cents from Canadian sources.
Canadian Venture Capital 2017 First Half Report by Ted Liu - September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Analysis CPE Media released its inaugural and ground-breaking report into venture capital (VC) activity in Canada for first half (H1) of 2017.
US PE-backed IPOs outperform, VC-backed and CDN PE-backed IPOs underperform by Ted Liu - August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 Analysis IPO, RTO Deals Bain Capital backed Canada Goose and CCMP backed Jamieson led all VC/PE backed IPOs with 40% and 17% gain. Zymeworks, Freshii, Source Energy and STEP Energy lost stock value.
US VCs, Corporate leading VC backers of Canadian startups by Ted Liu - July 31, 2017August 8, 2017 Analysis US VCs and Corporate Venturing led all VC disbursements in Canadian startups - CPE Media preliminary 1st Half 2017 results
Q1-17: Biotech, Oil & Gas and Mining lead $30.8B public financing by Ted Liu - April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Analysis Biotech, Oil & Gas and Mining led $30.8B public financing in Q1 2017, accounting for 71% of the total amount.
2017 public market starts positive, driven by debt financing by Ted Liu - April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 Analysis Driven by debt financing, Canadian public market financing started 2017 on a very positive note.
Mining leads PE deal volume while Oil & Gas leads value by Ted Liu - February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 Analysis CPE Media reports 307 completed private equity deals with disclosed value of $19.24 billion in 2016.
Canadian VC firms raise $1.5B in 2016 by Ted Liu - February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Analysis 42 venture capital funds raised $1.5 billion in 2016. 24 private venture funds raised $1.17 billion and 4 private debt/royalty funds raised $68 million.
ICT and Life Sciences attract 87% of VC $ in 2016 by Ted Liu - January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Analysis Internet, Communication and Telecom (ICT) and Biotech/Life Sciences attracted 87% of all VC dollars in 2016
Canadian VC – Series A and B dominates while growth stage increases by Ted Liu - January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 Analysis Series A and B dominates venture capital investments while growth stage becomes increasingly important in Canada.
Early Stage VC dominates 2016 investment activities by Ted Liu - January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Analysis Early stage venture capital (VC) type of investments attracted $1.86 billion or 62% of all venture capital dollars in 2016.
