Canadian venture capital invested up 41 pct in first quarter
Canadian venture capital market activity rose sharply in the first quarter of 2015, with $548 million invested in 137 financing rounds, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. This reflected growth of 41 percent over the $387 million invested one year ago. In fact, the first three months of 2015 was the most active first-quarter period in the Canadian market in several years, showing the most dollars invested since the first quarter of 2007, and the most companies financed since the first quarter of 2005. On the other hand, Canadian venture capital fundraising fell by 56 percent between January and March, with committed fund capital totaling $249 million this time around.
27 April 2015•3 mins read
