Canadian VC invested hits $2.6 bln in 2015, highest since 2002
Venture capital investment in Canadian startups continued at a strong pace in 2015 with a total of $2.6 billion invested in 579 deals, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. Led by deal-making in information technology sectors, dollars invested in Canada last year was up 11 percent from 2014, and in fact reflected the best result in the domestic market since 2002. The number of financing rounds was also the highest in ten years. Canadian investor activity in foreign markets also rose substantially in 2015. Fundraising in Canada's venture capital industry accounted for $1.2 billion in commitments in 2015, which is effectively unchanged from the year before.
1 February 2016•3 mins read
