Canada needs new strategy for innovation - StarPhoenix

Canada needs new strategy for innovation
StarPhoenix
... and independent-minded municipalities using funds raised locally and aggressive private venture capital corporations are a hallmark of the US model. ...

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Matthews hails tax law change for foreign investors - Ottawa Citizen

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Matthews hails tax law change for foreign investors
Ottawa Citizen
Venture capital investment fell 27 per cent last year across Canada to $1 billion, the lowest in 13 years. Just $90 million was raised by Ottawa companies, ...
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP > Canada's Federal Budget Scores in Overtime for ...Linex Legal (registration)
Manufacturing left to its own devices in Budget 2010CanadianManufacturing.com
Change in Tax Law Sends a Strong Signal to International Investors That Canada ...Benzinga

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Ottawa to open telecom sector to greater foreign ownership - Globe and Mail

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Ottawa to open telecom sector to greater foreign ownership
Globe and Mail
?Our government will open Canada's doors further to venture capital and to foreign investment in key sectors, including the satellite and telecommunications ...
Canada to open foreign ownership in telecomsMontreal Gazette
A surprisingly detailed throne speech prompts questionsMacleans.ca
Government Considers New Telecom Ownership Rulesmediacaster
Meridian Booster
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Microfinance’s Midlife Crisis - Wall Street Journal

Microfinance's Midlife Crisis
Wall Street Journal
Some microfinance banks, typically backed by venture capital, are considering stock-market entry. SKS, the largest microfinance company in India and the ...

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Ngmoco raises $25M for iPhone games, acquires Freeverse - VentureBeat

MCV

Ngmoco raises $25M for iPhone games, acquires Freeverse
VentureBeat
Making a bigger push into games on the iPhone, Ngmoco has raised $25 million in a third round of venture capital and also acquired iPhone game developer ...
iPhone Game Developer Ngmoco Acquires FreeverseMac Rumors
Opinion: Why ngmoco's purchase of Freeverse is a good deal for FreeversePocket Gamer.Biz

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Venture capital deals last year were at lowest level in 13 years - Kelowna.com

Venture capital deals last year were at lowest level in 13 years
Kelowna.com
Canada's venture capital market fell again in 2009 to its lowest level in 13 years, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and Thomson ...

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Are you ready for your Olympic moment? - Globe and Mail

Globe and Mail

Are you ready for your Olympic moment?
Globe and Mail
... Web 2.0 and marketing services group ? to help companies transcend conventional communications. Ms. Wedgbury's clients include Microsoft Canada, MSN, ...

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ADB May Start $100 Million Clean-Energy Venture Capital Fund - BusinessWeek

ADB May Start $100 Million Clean-Energy Venture Capital Fund
BusinessWeek
18 (Bloomberg) -- The Asian Development Bank may raise at least $100 million more in venture capital to invest in developers of advanced clean-energy ...

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Public offering forecasts look mixed - Calgary Herald

Public offering forecasts look mixed
Calgary Herald
It has a pending deal to buy CHEQ-IT Ltd., which has a TSX Venture Exchange listing. A report from TMX Group indicates that 18 IPOs on the Toronto Stock ...

[email this story] Posted by R. Ouellette on 02/17
Venture funds eye budget - National Post

Venture funds eye budget
National Post
Ontario should be the country's leading venture-capital centre," Varghese said. Numbers recently released by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity ...

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Canada’s venture capital market falls to lowest level in 13 years - Vancouver Sun

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Canada's venture capital market falls to lowest level in 13 years
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA -- Canada's venture capital market fell again in 2009 to its lowest level in 13 years, according to ...
CANADA VENTURE:Venture-Cap Investment Lowest In 13 Yrs In '09Wall Street Journal
Venture capital investment in 2009 lowest recorded in 13 yearsCanada NewsWire (press release)
Canada's venture capitalist market plummetsNEBS Small Business News (blog)
Montreal Gazette -Reuters -CBC.ca
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CANADA VENTURE:Venture-Cap Investment Lowest In 13 Yrs In ‘09 - Wall Street Journal

CBC.ca

CANADA VENTURE:Venture-Cap Investment Lowest In 13 Yrs In '09
Wall Street Journal
Total investment in Canada in 2009 was C$1.01 billion, down from C$1.4 billion in 2008, according to a report issued by Canada's Venture Capital & Private ...
Quebec boasts vencap growthMontreal Gazette
Canada's venture capitalist market plummetsNEBS Small Business News (blog)
Funding for Canadian startup firms fallsCBC.ca
AltAssets -Reuters Canada -Investment Executive
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Victoria unveils three clean-energy deals - Vancouver Sun

Victoria unveils three clean-energy deals
Vancouver Sun
Wal van Lierop, president and CEO of Vancouver-based global venture capital firm Chrysalix Energy, announced that its most recent energy investment fund has ...

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Exar snags Ottawa’s Neterion for $11M - Ottawa Citizen

Exar snags Ottawa's Neterion for $11M
Ottawa Citizen
The company raised about $42 million from top Canadian and US venture capital firms in a bid to carve out ...
Exar Corporation to Acquire Venture-Backed NeterionTechFinance
Exar to acquire NeterionTrading Markets (press release)
Exar to buy GE network adapter solutions providerEE Times India

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[email this story] Posted by R. Ouellette on 02/10
GameFly Files for $50 Million IPO, Targeting 100 Million Gamers - BusinessWeek

Gamasutra

GameFly Files for $50 Million IPO, Targeting 100 Million Gamers
BusinessWeek
Only 19 startups went public in 2008 and 2009, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the lone venture capital-backed company to complete an IPO this year. ...
VC-Backed GameFly Files for IPOPrivate Equity Hub (press release)

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Rogers Media and CTVglobemedia Inc. announce that Rogers Broadcasting will acquire certain Canadian conventional and specialty television services from CTVglobemedia Inc.

Emerald Technology Ventures announces it closed its second cleantech focused venture fund with commitments of CA$210 million.

Cytochroma announces it secured $3 million in new funding from the Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc. (CMDF) and University Medical Discoveries Inc. (UMDI).

Argon Venture Partners announces the opening of U.S. and Canada offices in Calgary, Alberta, and Silicon Valley, California.

Kensington Capital appointments Graeme Johnson to Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee.

Geosign makes Brandon Nussey Chief Financial Officer.

American Capital Strategies Ltd. acquired a $160 million minority equity stake in the Geosign Group of Companies, a Guelph firm.

The Ottawa-based maker of Ethernet wireless technology, DragonWave Inc., announces it led a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators.

Wellington Financial LP announces a $6.4 million debenture financing with Mississauga-based BorderWare Technologies Inc. The venture loan will fuel growth opportunities for the company.

Virtual Expert Clinics (VEC), a leader in online software for guiding special needs programs, receives $1.5 million in a third round of venture capital financing.

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