In this article originally published by the CFA Society Vancouver, Yaletown’s Eric Bukovinsky takes a look at shifts and emerging gaps in Canada’s VC industry. Investor interest is returning to the industry but lost in the headlines are the major structural changes that have taken place. The venture capital industry… Read More
Vancouver, BC — Monexa, a leading global provider of subscription billing solutions, today announced it has been selected for the second year in a row as part of Rocket Builders’ “Ready to Rocket” list. The lists recognize British Columbia companies that are best positioned to capitalize on current technology trends… Read More
Vancouver, BC — PHEMI has been selected for the Ready to Rocket 2015 Life Sciences List. Thealzel Lee, a Senior Partner with Rocket Builders, said “Each year when we choose the Ready to Rocket companies, we are looking for those companies that have achieved critical milestones along their commercialization roadmap. Read More
Vancouver, BC — Foodee, an office meal and order delivery service company has been named to the “Ready to Rocket’ list. This unique business recognition list that profiles British Columbia technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Foodee makes it easier to order corporate meals by offering easy… Read More
Vancouver, BC – Tasktop Technologies, the leader in DevOps Integration and the creators of the Eclipse Mylyn open source tool has been named to the Ready to Rocket Information and Communications Technology (ICT) list. This is the fourth consecutive year that Tasktop Technologies has been named to this list that… Read More
Vancouver – ePACT Network is proud to be recognized for a second year on the Ready to Rocket list for ICT, as well as taking Investor’s Choice Award for IT at the Canadian Financing Forum. On February 26th, Rocket Builders announced their thirteenth annual Ready to Rocket lists, which identify… Read More
Globe and Mail technology reporter, Shane Dingman, interviewed industry players about the outlook for venture capital in Canadian tech in 2015. Yaletown and others observe that blockbuster deals may be masking a capital crunch for tech ventures in growth stage past startup and pre-exit. As Dingman notes, “ ..a serious lack… Read More
By all accounts, deal making in Canada’s venture capital market was red hot in 2014. Earlier this month, the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) issued a report that said 379 financing rounds were closed by Canadian companies last year, raising $1.9 billion. This week,… Read More
Canadian tech has a “new class of maturing businesses” as Globe and Mail technology reporter Shane Dingman puts it, and those businesses attracted nearly $2 billion from Canadian VC’s in 2014*. One addition for the Globe’s list of companies that received financing is Yaletown portfolio company Cooledge Lighting which secured… Read More
Vancouver, BC – Yaletown Venture Partners was identified as Canada’s most active private independent VC for 2014 in Thomson Reuters’ independent annual review of Canada’s Venture Capital Market. Yaletown also held the top most active ranking in 2013. The report explains that venture capital investment in Canadian startups reached a… Read More