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About gagglescape
This site is a forum for Canada's entrepreneurs and venture investors. While we have an information technology bias, gagglescape is a place to find or exchange information on all innovation-driven markets.
Why gagglescape? Social networking technologies improve the way people connect with each other to exchange information. Whether described as "Smart Mobs" by Howard Rheingold or part of the Web 2.0 by Silicon Valley, social networks are a powerful way to exchange information. The gagglescape site uses social networking tools to help promote entrepreneurship and investment in Canadian knowledge based industries. Members and contributors to gagglescape enjoy the benefit of keeping up with the latest news and information in the Canadian entrepreneurial market. Think of gagglescape as your personal knowledge management system for tracking new market opportunities.
About gagglescape's Editor
Robert Ouellette, the editor of gagglescape, owes the genesis of this project to a number of influences: First, to the University of Toronto where theory, design, and technology come together to foster innovation; Second, to the Ivey School of Business MBA program where the staff and students' dedication and drive are inspirational; Third, to thinkthinkthink inc. and entrepreneur Brian Boigon for their integration of market-driving cultural trends with technology.
Trained as an architect, Ouellette - a columnist for the National Post - holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, and is the past Director of the Information Technology Design Centre at the University of Toronto. With international business experience as a senior analyst at the Boeing / de Havilland Aircraft Company, on the local level he is also the recipient of a City of Toronto Urban Design Award for his study on how technologies influence the design of cities. With thinkthinkthink inc. he directed the Lost Change web project for Motorola, Sony, and Levi's launching the then unknown Black Eyed Peas. His industrial design for the Volker-Craig 400 series terminals contributed to one of the K-W region's first high-tech success stories. He now leads Forum Bureau and builds social networking software and properties. |
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B.C. companies attracted the greatest increase in venture capital investment in all of Canada last year -- Ontario falls behind as Canada's economic core moves west.
Wellington Financial provides $5 million financing for SimEx!Iwerks. The $5 million debenture financing will provide the capital SimEx!Iwerks requires to pursue additional attraction co-ventures. JumpTV (AIM:JTV) (TSX:JTV) announces a proposed public offering of common shares in each of the provinces of Canada. Canaccord Capital Corporation and Morgan Stanley Canada Limited are the joint bookrunners of the underwriting. CI Financial Income Fund ("CI") announces a take-over bid for all of the outstanding shares of Rockwater Capital Corporation ("Rockwater"), and Rockwater has agreed to support the offer. The offer will be made at an offer price of $7.65 per Rockwater share. Four Seasons Hotels Inc. announces it will implement the previously announced proposal to take Four Seasons private at a price of US$82.00 cash per Limited Voting Share. The transaction values the Four Seasons at US $3.8 billion. US VCs are stepping in where Canadian investors fear to tread according to the Ottawa Business Journal. In other words, they are eating our lunch. Absolute Software of Vancouver landed a big contract with Dell for its laptop theft security solution. The French Chamber of Commerce in Canada presents the third edition of the Venture Capital Forum Canada-France February 12-13, 2007 at the Hotel Ritz Carlton. The Ottawa Business Journal has the second part of its series on startups to watch. Chromos Molecular Systems Inc. intends to raise approximately $8 million (CDN) through a private placement of Units at a price of $0.15 per Unit.
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