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BDC creating new venture funds - Ottawa Business Journal

Ottawa Business Journal
BDC creating new venture funds
Ottawa Business Journal
The Business Development Bank of Canada is adding a "substantial" amount of new money to its venture capital activities and creating three new funds focused on health care, energy and clean tech, and IT. The announcement was made by Ron Warburton, ...

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Reza Satchu on life, entrepreneurship and how to stay motivated - CanadianBusiness.com

Reza Satchu on life, entrepreneurship and how to stay motivated
CanadianBusiness.com
My goal is to create a centre of excellence around entrepreneurship, like Silicon Valley or New York for entrepreneurship and for venture capital. We should be able to do it. Do you think established Canadian entrepreneurs are aiming high enough?

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Austin-based Pivot3 receives $23M - Bizjournals.com (blog)

Austin-based Pivot3 receives $23M
Bizjournals.com (blog)
... the amount of venture capital the company has raised since launching in 2003. The round was led by Korea-based Samsung Venture Investment Corp. in tandem with investments by Chicago-based Mesirow Financial , Canada-based Northleaf Capital Partners, ...

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Canada becoming complacent: chamber - Edmonton Journal

Globe and Mail
Canada becoming complacent: chamber
Edmonton Journal
... to reverse a "severe" shortage of venture capital, and to assure foreign investors that takeover bids won't be blocked for flimsy reasons. Beatty said Tuesday that Canadians have been given the incorrect impression that their country is a global ...
Lack of skilled labour hurts us, says BeattyiPolitics.ca (subscription)

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Canada complacent, chamber warns - Edmonton Journal

Globe and Mail
Canada complacent, chamber warns
Edmonton Journal
... to reverse a “severe” shortage of venture capital, and to assure foreign investors that takeover bids won't be blocked for flimsy reasons. Beatty said Tuesday that Canadians have been given the incorrect impression that their country is a global ...
Lack of skilled labour hurts us, says BeattyiPolitics.ca (subscription)

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Canada complacent, chamber warns - Vancouver Sun

Canada complacent, chamber warns
Vancouver Sun
... to reverse a “severe” shortage of venture capital, and to assure foreign investors that takeover bids won't be blocked for flimsy reasons. Beatty said Tuesday that Canadians have been given the incorrect impression that their country is a global ...

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EQUIVENTURE Hospitality Leisure Group Capital Brings Capital Placement … - Hospitality 1st (press

Hospitality 1st (press release)
EQUIVENTURE Hospitality Leisure Group Capital Brings Capital Placement ...
Hospitality 1st (press release)
John Schopfer has spent more than two decades in hospitality-leisure and resort real estate industries throughout the USA, Mexico and Canada, Hawaii, Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa. He has worked with many outstanding hospitality leisure brands, ...

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Redbox and Verizon to create streaming movie service - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Redbox and Verizon to create streaming movie service
Los Angeles Times
While full financial details were not made available, Coinstar is initially contributing $14 million for its stake, an amount expected to increase significantly as the joint venture's capital needs increase. "The question is: How much are [Redbox] and ...

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Waste-to-Biofuels Firm Enerkem Files for $125 Million IPO - Smart Energy News

Smart Energy News
Waste-to-Biofuels Firm Enerkem Files for $125 Million IPO
Smart Energy News
The planned facility will be built and operated by a joint venture partnership formed by Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol, a Canadian producer. The future plant will be located in Varennes, Québec and will use Enerkem's technology to convert ...

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John “Jay” Nichols Joins AXIS Re as Chief Executive Officer - MarketWatch (press release)

John "Jay" Nichols Joins AXIS Re as Chief Executive Officer
MarketWatch (press release)
Jay is the former President of RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd. where he and his team were responsible for business development and management of RenaissanceRe's Joint Ventures and Venture Capital businesses. In his role at RenaissanceRe, ...

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New US rules could send money south - Vancouver Sun

New US rules could send money south
Vancouver Sun
The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance is sounding alarm bells over newly proposed US legislation that could allow early-stage US firms to raise funds through social networks. Unless Canada enacts similar measures, the Canadian tech industry lobby ...

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GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund and Research & Development Corporation … - MarketWatch (press re

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund and Research & Development Corporation ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Building on more than 18 years of investment expertise, GrowthWorks is a leader in Canadian venture capital management. (i) GrowthWorks refers to GrowthWorks Ltd. and other companies within the venture capital operating division of Matrix Asset ...

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GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund and Research & Development Corporation … - DigitalJournal.com (p

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund and Research & Development Corporation ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The involvement of GrowthWorks in this endeavour is even more exciting as venture capital-backed companies have greater opportunities for business success." GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund is a leader in Canadian venture capital management.

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Canada looks to strengthen trade with Israel - Canadian Jewish News (blog)

Canadian Jewish News (blog)
Canada looks to strengthen trade with Israel
Canadian Jewish News (blog)
Asked by The CJN how he plans to increase trade and grow the Canadian economy via relations with Israel, Flaherty said he met with Israeli Chief Scientist Avi Hasson “and had a good discussion” about venture-capital initiatives, innovation and research ...

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How does a startup grow? - National Post (registration)

National Post (registration)
How does a startup grow?
National Post (registration)
Mr. MacDonald's network includes C100 members, but his experience illustrates there are many expatriate Canadians informally assisting fellow Canadians with invaluable contacts, introductions and venture capital. “They introduced me to people in the ...

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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.

Celtic House Venture Partners of K-W invested in Dublin-based RedMere last week.

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.

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