Canadian VC stays on growth path in 2014, $1.6 bln invested to date

Dealmaking in Canada’s venture capital (VC) market stayed on a growth path in dollar terms in Q3 2014, according to data released by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) and research partner Thomson Reuters. VC funds invested $734 million in this period, up 26 percent year over year. In the first nine months of 2014, market activity was also tracking ahead of trends in 2013, with more than $1.6 billion invested to date, up 16 percent from the year before.

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