Private Equity
2 min read · 03 November 2017
Wherever you look in Canada’s technology sectors, from the pre-revenue startup to the Bay Street boardroom, you find too few women in leadership roles. That’s the main message of a new report on the state of gender disparity in innovation. Where’s the Dial Now?, co-authored by MoveTheDial, PwC Canada and MaRS Discovery District, draws on numerous sources, including data for some 933 tech businesses, to produce a comprehensive study of female representation in the ranks of tech executives, founders and boards.
3 min read · 01 November 2017
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7 min read · 31 October 2017
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5 min read · 30 October 2017
3 min read · 26 October 2017
Canada has long had both cash-hungry startups and pension funds with an appetite for direct deals, but only recently have those two things come together. Last week, Lightspeed, a point-of-sale solution for retailers and restaurants, raised $207 million in a Series D financing, the largest for a Canadian IT company in 25 years. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a $287 billion pension system, led the round, highlighting a growing interest among formerly standoffish Canadian pension funds to invest directly in tech opportunities at home.
3 min read · 26 October 2017
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4 min read · 24 October 2017
