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Finding the opportunity in mobile enterprise

Emergence Capital’s Kevin Spain chats about promising mobile enterprise app investments and global deal sourcing

Bridgit awarded top prize at C100's Venture North competition

Bridgit, a cloud-based mobile and web communication platform designed for the construction industry, was awarded the top prize in the first-ever C100 Startup Competition at Venture North. Bridgit, co-founded by Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Hasegawa in 2012, was one of seven local companies competing. Venture North, a new event focused on promoting Toronto-Waterloo's startup community, took place this week. It is a partnership between Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization the C100, the Ontario government, MaRS Discovery District, Communitech, OneEleven and others.

Wanted: A certain kind of chemistry

Chipmakers focus on molecules over manufacturing as they seek new materials, explains Intel Capital Managing Director Keith Larson in this guest column.

Canada's Lightspeed enters e-commerce big leagues with C$80 mln Series C round

Caisse and Investissement Québec co-led the round, which included Accel and iNovia

Curing social anxiety with therapy-on-demand--VCJ sector analysis

A few companies are emerging in the online therapy space and they are attracting VC interest,

C100 partners with Ontario govenment to host Venture North

The C100 is teaming up with the Ontario government and other partners to host Venture North, a new event focused on promoting the Toronto-Waterloo region's startup community. The event, which is taking place this week, will see investment-ready startups from the region pitch their products and companies to potential venture capital investors through the C100 Startup Challenge. Venture North is the C100's first event located in Canada. Based in Silicon Valley, the nonprofit organization was established to support Canadian entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking and related programs.

The Sequoia secret: hustle and hard work--VCJ report

VCs outside the firm say there’s plenty to be impressed about with Sequoia Capital.

Seed-stage investor Narasin joins Canvas

Canvas Venture Fund has added named Ben Narasin, a veteran seed-stage investor, its fifth general partner.

Seed-stage investor Narasin joins Canvas

He becomes the fifth GP at the $175 million fund

Three young funds off to fast starts--VCJ fund performance report

Recent vintage GGV, Union Square, Sofinnova funds power ahead at Oregon PERF.