Why every venture capital industry stakeholder in Canada should care about the performance of BDC venture capital program – apathy and usual ritual of burying head in sands will not do. Continue Reading
The collapse of SVB is sending shockwaves in the US, the UK, Israel and Canada, from hero to zero at the speed of light. The implications for the Canadian tech and venture ecosystem may be severe. Continue Reading
Many questions about Canada Growth Fund (CGF) which will likely to further exacerbate existing government dominance by SDTC (Sustainable Development Technology Canada) and BDC, be short of it being able to attract a robust cohort of private sector investors to invest alongside it. Continue Reading
The five Superclusters came in for a fair amount of criticism for being long on promise and short on delivery: The Ocean Supercluster (OS) clearly failed to engage with capital providers, particularly in the VC industry. Continue Reading
Possible options to increase Canadian own VC supply and reduce reliance on foreign VC investments: removal of gate keeper, privatization of government owned VC entities, Canadian version of Business Development Company (BDC). Continue Reading
Richard Rémillard: Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative – Version 2.0: Needed or Not? VCCI-2 assumes that it is a needed program despite the world having undergone a 180-degree turn since 2013 (VCAP). Capital is likely to continue rushing into the venture space and a VCCI-2 may simply be redundant. Continue Reading
“Can Canada build such a national project when it is having such difficulty getting national projects for the 20th century economy off the ground, out of the ground and out to market?”Continue Reading
Public and private resources have been mobilized in the battle against mental illness with the express purpose, amongst others, of improving productivity but with less than entirely clear results so far.Continue Reading
“It’s crucial governments get venture capital policy right as it is a key ingredient to a successful innovation agenda,” said Rémillard in a new report released by C.D. Howe Institute.
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