CBC’s Dragon’s Den is a program where startups face a panel of business leaders and VCs for a chance at winning cash to take their company to the next level.
Like any TV show of this kind, you have to qualify to get on. So to help folks do this … Fundfindr is giving people a […]
Cambrian House of Calgary closed its doors recently leading many to suggest that is was crowdsourcing that was to blame, but I think Mathew Ingram hit the nail on the head:
Does this mean that crowdsourcing startup ideas doesn’t work? I don’t think so — but it shows that simply coming up with good ideas isn’t […]
This morning Rick Segal was here for the Victoria VC Roundtable . One of the things that I really like about Rick is that he is passionate about the companies he invests in, but the thing I like most is that he is unabashedly pro-Canadian. Rick, like me, is American–I took the leap and […]
Good morning from Victoria…
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People who think that the startup climate in Canada might need some help, well I think this announcement should suggest otherwise:
Today we are announcing that we have taken an initial round of financing to expand StartupNorth, launch new startup focused projects and to further expand our blog-related publishing business. Most of you are aware of […]
Rick Segal of JLA Ventures (JLA Ventures is one of the founders of b5media) is starting his Canadian tour of VC Roundtables starting in Eastern Canada:
April 14th Morning - Halifax NS
April 14th Evening - Moncton NB
April 15th Evening - St John’s NF
Here are the ground rules/information for entrepreneurs who would like to present ideas:
About 2 […]
At the end of April (29th and 30th) the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) and StartupCamp Toronto 2 will give Canadian entrepreneurs a chance to shine and, perhaps, get a financial boost for their ventures.
Will Pate, David Crow, and Jevon MacDonald have talked about this great chance for folks to meet, greet, and probably even get […]
Contrary to what folks might think down south (i.e. the US), Canada is has a very hot tech scene. There is great stuff going on across the country, which btw keeps me busy, but I have to say of the tech cities here in Canada Vancouver and Montreal are the hot spots as far as […]
Show me the money!Having been a part of several startups, and more than half Canadian, for years now. The one thing that drives me nuts is how great ideas here in the Great White North (or great mossy green South coast) just don’t get the support needed to get them off the ground, while it […]
I’ve been following the Founders & Funders site of late, just keeping tabs on this very interesting event in Toronto in about a week:
Founders & Funders - Toronto A evening of socializing and dinner for entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists January 21, 2008 $75/person - Limited to 75 attendees Private 3 course dinner at […]
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Written by Tris Hussey [email] for b5media.
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