Private Equity
Dupont and Bayer AG have teamed up to invest in a new fund that will back agricultural technology startups, becoming the latest companies to pile into the multibillion-dollar industry as farm profits shrink, Reuters reported.
3 min read · 22 June 2016
The index rose nearly 30 points to end May at 915, its third consecutive monthly gain
1 min read · 22 June 2016
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has signed up six new pension plans to its institutional depositors, which now total 40. The pension plans, which oversee the retirement assets of public employees in Québec City, total approximately $2 billion. CDPQ, a Montréal-based pension fund manager, held $248 billion in net assets as of December 31, 2015.
2 min read · 22 June 2016
Floodgate's Maples says startups should turn their attention to design and category creation
1 min read · 22 June 2016
2 min read · 21 June 2016
Summary of recent people moves in the venture community, from Foundation to Partech
2 min read · 21 June 2016
Acacia Communications became the first VC-backed tech IPO on May 12
2 min read · 21 June 2016
3 min read · 20 June 2016
3 min read · 20 June 2016
The Canadian affiliate of U.K. insurance firm Aviva plc plans to host a first-ever Pitch Day event in Toronto on October 11, 2016. Through a selection process, the top 10 Canadian digital startup submissions will pitch to a panel of Aviva advisors to be considered for an investment of up to $10 million. The potential investment will be made by Aviva Ventures, Aviva's corporate venture capital fund. The fund is currently investing $180 million over the next five years in digital companies located around the globe.
3 min read · 20 June 2016
