Sept 20, 2004
Venture capital market heats up for Antarctica
Vancouver software company nets close to $5 million in most recent round of financing, aims to be profitable by end of fiscal year...
Apr 20, 2004
Wean VC industry off tax teat,
says ex-UBC business prof
But venture capitalists say incentives have helped industries to grow
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Tracy Tjaden - Canada's venture capital industry leans too heavily on government tax
breaks dished out at the whim of politicians. So says a leading U.S.
venture capital expert...
Apr 2, 2004
Venture Firms Seek Start-Ups That
Outsource
Ottawa, ON, The Wall Street Journal, by Ann Grimes - Silicon Valley's venture capitalists, famous for funding technology's
leading edge, now are pushing the companies they fund to be on the leading
edge of an employment trend: moving white-collar jobs offshore...
Feb 10, 2004
Venture capital's labour pains:
Labour-sponsored funds draw fire from their own industry
Toronto, ON, National Post, by Jonathan Chevreau - Labour sponsored investment funds (LSIFs) got blasted again yesterday
by their own industry executives. With just three weeks left in the
annual RRSP sales season, IPM Funds Inc. managing director Julie Makepeace
criticized her industry's emphasis on asset gathering and the resulting
"dismal performance" of its funds...
Jan 22, 2004
Atsana targets camera phone chip
market: 'Flexible platform' edge: Raises $13M in private equity from
venture capitalists
Toronto, ON, National Post, by Mark Evans - There is not much to get excited about within the telecom industry,
given how carriers are struggling with flat sales while equipment makers
are hoping a three-year slump comes to an end. That perhaps explains
why the rising popularity of camera phones is getting so much interest....
Jan 16, 2004
Strong Q4 closes weak VC year
Ottawa, ON, Ottawa Citizen, by Bert Hill - $100 million in new financing in the final quarter of 2003, a beacon
of hope at the end of a year that the technology industry would just
as soon forget....
Jan 14, 2004
Cellphone startup finds sweet
spot: Atsana lands $13M in funding as photo-phone sales take off
Ottawa, ON, Ottawa Citizen, by Bert Hill - When Atsana Semiconductor started searching for new venture capital
a year ago, it was hard work. The Ottawa cellphone-chip startup got
the brush-off from investors who were convinced, as were most analysts,
that the days of explosive growth for cellphones were over and the industry
was entering a mature, slow-growth period .... Sep 01, 2003
Investments vary, but research the market first
Vancouver, BC, Silicon Valley North, by Peter Caulfield - Tom O'Flaherty is angling for investors for FroZen Dirt Media Corp. (FD), an early-stage software development company in Victoria, BC. To date he's had a few nibbles, but no bites...
Jun 16, 2003
Crystal clears way for public
offering
Move expected to be closely watched by North American high-tech sector
Vancouver, BC, The Globe & Mail, by Peter Kennedy - Crystal Decisions
Inc., a privately owned software company with major operations in British
Columbia, is gearing up to go public in a rare move that is expected
to be closely watched by the North American high-tech sector...
Jun 13, 2003
New labour fund falls flat
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Tracy Tjaden - B.C.'s newest
labour-sponsored fund raised a mere $3 million by the end of the recent
RRSP season, sparking criticism of the BC Liberals' efforts to introduce
competition to an industry monopoly...
Jun 12, 2003
Swinging for the fences: These
five companies stand an excellent chance of being Ottawa's next superstars.
Here's what it will take
Ottawa, ON, Ottawa Citizen, by James Bagnall - High-tech firms that cross the $100-million-a-year revenue threshold
are a rare breed. In Ottawa, you can count them on your fingers -- Newbridge,
Mitel, Corel, Cognos, JDS Uniphase, Entrust and Lumonics. Getting there
involves supreme ambition, discipline, good timing and no small measure
of luck...
May 27, 2003
The northern tiger:
building a tech company in Canada
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by David Raffa - It's time to
spread the word that Canadians lead the world in technological innovation...
May 23, 2003
Homegrown B.C.
tech firm Crystal Decisions braces to list on Nasdaq.
Vancouver, BC, Canwest News Service, by Michael McCullough - One of B.C.'s largest homegrown technology companies is
preparing to go public, one of the first initial public offerings of
a Canadian tech firm in a very long time...
Mar 4, 2003
Liberal changes boost financing options
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Glenn Drexhage - The provincial government's overhaul of venture capital rules could help soothe the financing fears of B.C.'s small business community. But young companies also need to be aware of risk capital's downside... Feb 26, 2003
Tech firms thriving in B.C.
Vancouver, BC, The Vancouver Sun, by Peter Wilson - The tech bubble may have burst, but a couple of years later the technology industry in British Columbia is still standing, vibrant and ready to grow... Feb 4, 2003
Financings on upswing for troubled IT sector
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Ian Noble - A double shot of good news has a local venture capitalist looking at the information technology space as half full... Jan 22, 2003
Canada venture: VCs have sunnier outlook than in US
Vancouver, BC, Dow Jones News Service, by Lynne Olver - Canadian venture capitalists are starting 2003 with a more optimistic outlook than their U.S. counterparts, according to a Deloitte & Touche LLP quarterly survey... Jan 21, 2003
American venture capital flows north
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Timothy Renshaw - The American venture capital gold rush that began in late 1999 in Canada has slowed, but U.S. investors are still actively prospecting for nuggets north of the 49th parallel... Dec 13, 2002
Inkra garners strategic funding from prominent Japanese and South Korean delegation
Freemont, CA, Business Wire - Inkra Networks announced today the second closing of its second funding round with additional strategic investments from NTT Leasing Co. Ltd., Comtec Systems Company, Ltd., and NextCom K.K... Nov 11, 2002
Tech firms prize Vancouver's climate
Vancouver, BC, Globe & Mail, by Wendy Stueck - When Craig Conway announced his company's... Oct 11, 2002
Venture capital: high tech meltdown could last 2 more years
Seattle, WA, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, by John Cook - The high-tech economy was supposed to be coming out of its funk by now. At least that's what many local venture capitalists predicted -- or should we say prayed for -- last year... Oct 1, 2002
Staged financing protects investors in tough market...
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Tracy Tjaden - A private technology company in Vancouver has beaten the odds to secure $3.1 million in new financing, but there's a catch... Sep 10, 2002
Local subsidiary to grow after financing round
Inkra Networks lands more than US$30 million
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver, by Glen Drexhage - A U.S. company with a sizable local subsidiary has landed a hefty financing ... Sep 03, 2002
Greenstone Venture Partners Finances Data Centre Innovation
Vancouver, BC - Greenstone Venture Partners today announced it has participated ... Aug 13, 2002
Venture investment plunges
Telecom rout, economic malaise frighten away capital spenders in second quarter
Vancouver, BC, Globe & Mail, by Wendy Stueck- Venture capital flowing to emerging Canadian companies plunged nearly ... Aug 09, 2002
Why the high-tech meltdown hasn't scared off faithful vencaps
Calgary, AB, Calgary Herald, by Gary Lamphier - Tech stocks have been crushed over the past couple of years and the IPO market ... Aug 06, 2002
Venture Coaches Lauds Greenstone
Ottawa, ON, Ottawa Business Journal - Venture Coaches' latest investment in a Vancouver-based photonics startup could be a sign of things ... Jul 30, 2002
JGKB Photonics Completes Series A Financing: New Investors include Venture Coaches, GrowthWorks, Managed Funds, and BDC Venture Capital
Vancouver, Canada, July 30th, 2002 - JGKB Photonics Inc., an emerging leader of electro optical ... Jul 10, 2002
Greenstone Venture Partners Makes Investment in Cross Border Startup
Vancouver, BC, July 10, 2002, - - Greenstone Venture Partners, a leading Canadian venture fund, ... Jun 25, 2002
Greenstone Venture Partners Brings Cross Border Investors and Investees Together
Vancouver, BC, June 25, 2002 - Greenstone Venture Partners, a Canadian based high-tech venture ... May 06, 2002
Wireless firms team up
New network offers strength in numbers for troubled sector
Vancouver, BC, Business in Vancouver - Perry Quan knows about the difficulties facing young wireless companies. Indeed, when the Wireless ... Feb 21, 2002
RoundHeaven Bullish On Inkra Networks' New Hosting Architecture
Vancouver, BC, February 21, 2002--RoundHeaven Communications announced that it is in trials testing ... Mar 06, 2001
Greenstone Leads Investment in JGKB Photonics, a UBC Spin-Out
Vancouver, BC, March 6, 2001 - Greenstone Venture Partners, Dow Chemical Corp., and others provided seed funding of $1.5M into ... Jan 02, 2001
eTunnels Inc. Grows With A $4M First Round of Venture Capital Funding
Seattle, WA, January 11, 2001 - eTunnels Inc., the technology leader in managed VPN services for ... Dec 29, 2000
Venture firms see upside to downturn
Vancouver, BC, Globe & Mail by Wendy Stueck - While entrepreneurs may scramble harder for money in the new year, it could mean bargains for ... Dec 28, 2000
Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40
Vancouver, BC, December 28, 2000 - Greenstone partners named to the list Richard Osborn, 30 Partner, Greenstone Venture Partners ... Dec 11, 2000
Dot-com venture capital drying up
San Jose, CA, Financial Post - High-tech startups seeking funding from venture capital meccas such as Silicon Valley finding shell-... Dec 08, 2000
Slowdown hits startups as capital pools evaporate
San Jose, CA, Financial Post - The economic slowdown that is choking off companies' access to cash from the ... Nov 10, 2000
'Matchmakers' Work Cross-Border Magic
Vancouver, BC, Globe & Mail by Wendy Stueck - It's possible to work for a hot Silicon Valley startup without leaving Canada... Sep 18, 2000
Oh Yeah, Canada
San Jose, CA, The Standard - U.S. venture capitalists are increasing their northern exposure. But are Canadian entrepreneurs ... Mar 01, 2000
Tech Fund Takes Hands-On Tack
Vancouver, BC, Globe & Mail by Wendy Stueck - Greenstone's partners offer service and connections along with venture capital funding... |
