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VC industry dismayed by budget - National Post

VC industry dismayed by budget
National Post, Canada - 7 hours ago
Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association also weighed in. "The budget has failed to address the current shortage of venture capital financing ...
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Canada?s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association Reacts to … - Exchange Morning Post

Canada?s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association Reacts to ...
Exchange Morning Post, Canada - 28 Jan 2009
TORONTO - CVCA - Canada?s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association today expressed its disappointment at the absence of measures in the federal budget ...
Venture capitalists disappointed in federal budget: CVCA National Post
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Prospects remain bright for capital high-tech sector - Ottawa Citizen

Prospects remain bright for capital high-tech sector
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 5 hours ago
"So that has taken a lot of the confidence--and actual venture capital--out of the market. But that's the short-term." In the longer term, he said, ...
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VCs offer ideas to kickstart tech industry - Canada.com
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Venture capital investments drop first time since '03 - Bizjournals.com

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Venture capital investments drop first time since '03
Bizjournals.com, NC - Jan 27, 2009
based venture capital association. Given the dismal economics of the venture business lately, some might be surprised the level of investing is still that ...
Venture capital for 'Net start-ups flat in '08: report NetworkWorld.com
Less venture capital went to Florida firms in 2008 Orlando Sentinel
Solar energy startup companies raked in venture capital ... Dallas Morning News
San Diego Union Tribune - Detroit Free Press
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Twitter May Get Infusion of Big VC Bucks (E-Commerce Times)
The micro-blog site Twitter is rumored to have inked an agreement with Institutional Venture Partners and possibly other venture capital firms that values it at an eye-popping $250 million. Assuming the report is correct, it says much about the state of VC financing in general, as well as the industry's view of Twitter's prospects in particular.
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Virtual Computer Raises $15 Million - Private Equity Hub

Virtual Computer Raises $15 Million
Private Equity Hub, MA - 48 minutes ago
According to the respondents of the third annual National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Predictions Survey, 2009 will be met with a slowdown in ...
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/26
The Web amplifies the power of the consumer - San Francisco Chronicle

The Web amplifies the power of the consumer
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 25 Jan 2009
Jeremy Stoppelman is the CEO and co-founder of Yelp Inc., a Web 2.0 company that operates a social networking, user review and local search Web site.
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Why Venture Capital is Key to Our Economic Recovery - Huffington Post

Why Venture Capital is Key to Our Economic Recovery
Huffington Post, NY - 10 hours ago
One of the proven methods of deploying equity to finance innovation and the creation of new enterprises is venture capital. Venture capital funds invest in ...
Austin venture investing hits a 10-year low Austin American-Statesman
Venture capital rises in Michigan in '08 Detroit Free Press
MoneyTree: Colorado venture-capital funding highest since 2001 Bizjournals.com
San Diego Union Tribune - The Associated Press
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How to get venture-capital funding in a recession - Los Angeles Times

How to get venture-capital funding in a recession
Los Angeles Times, CA - 14 hours ago
The economy is doing nasty things to the tech industry, forcing companies to lay off thousands and drying up venture funding throughout Southern California ...
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/25
Venture capital investments in China remain strong - San Jose Mercury News

Venture capital investments in China remain strong
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jan 24, 2009
By John Boudreau, Mercury News Even as China's economy was battered by the global slowdown, venture capital investments in the Asian country last year hit ...
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The Pope Hits YouTube (Time Magazine)
The Catholic Church's global reach was always based on its ability to communicate. That's why the Pope is launching a YouTube channel
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/24
Ontario deal lights fire under wind industry - Globe and Mail

Ontario deal lights fire under wind industry
Globe and Mail, Canada - 24 Jan 2009
The firm had two joint-venture projects that won Quebec contracts last year, and it is bidding into the BC program. But the wind industry needs more than ...
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/23
How to Build a Small-Business Web Site, Part 4: Web 2.0 Tools (TechNewsWorld.com)
When it comes to Web 2.0 tools and your business Web site, there's a time and a place for everything. Web master wannabes with businesses to run often go overboard with the plethora of social networking tools at their disposal and end up wasting a lot of time and effort on frivolous undertakings.
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/23
Canada Web Hosting Intros Tenzing Division - Web Host Industry Review

Canada Web Hosting Intros Tenzing Division
Web Host Industry Review - 22 Jan 2009
Customers running complex e-commerce applications, web 2.0 applications or delivering business-critical SaaS applications will see significantly improved ...
[email this story] Posted by the editor on 01/22
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The Canadian-born, U.S.-headquartered MDC Partners has acquired a majority stake in Capital C and Kenna, two Toronto-area agencies.

GigPark announced on August 24th, that they had been purchased by the Yellow Pages. Hey Noah, congratulations to you and the team there.

The Ontario government is doing something truly unique and laudable says John Albright of JLA Ventures. Last week Ontario's Ministry of Research and Innovation announced a new $205-million fund to help stimulate the province's early-stage ventures.

According to a University of Laval Professor, Canada's Labour Sponsor Funds kill innovation rather than create it. Read the press release here.

MediaScrape lands new venture round of $3.2 million. Chris Dingle has been appointed President and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Dingle was the founding CTO of 24/7 Real Media which sold recently to WPP for $637 million.

University Technologies International (UTI) - IGNITE - announces the closing of two first-round financings for two IGNITE companies, Profero Energy Inc. and Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc.

Kleer Inc. based in California but with a plant in Ottawa landed a $28 million round for its wireless audio product development.

The Ottawa Citizen ran this story a few days ago. We've been saying this for years now. When will the public sector make it easier for investment in the province's tech sector?

Rick Nathan of the Canadian Venture Capital Association has an optimistic view of the current credit crunch.

MSBi Capital announces the addition of two new partners François Gauvin and John Elton.

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