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Sedona: Lessons learned, lessons shared
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Canada's venture capital activity falls 46% in third quarter
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IceFyre raises $12 million U.S. in VC second round
New Equity Investments Plummet 89 Per Cent in Q2
Modest growth strategy leads to stability at Peernet
Arriso Networks gets US$16.7M in first round financing
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Venture capital investment in Canada plunge almost 70 per cent
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Venture capitalists are demanding terms that protect the security of their investments
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OTCA to issue RFP for Web site
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VCs crushing spirit of angels
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TalentShift / Co-Founders aim to bolster management teams
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Venture Coaches pursues new deals on West Coast
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3D Visit Inc in US$9M merger deal
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OCRI: Volunteer program trains business
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OCRI ponders tech triangle marketing plan
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Avalon Works increases sales in Q3
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Co-founder Tarof leaves Optovation for new horizons
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Seaway's financing topped up to $23M
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Serence decides to go it alone
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BMI exploring more wireless opportunities
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Young chip firms Sigpro,Atsana andSiberCore look beyond the gloom
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Serence foregoes pay until new financing
Spacebridge secures $21M in financing
Venture capital hits 11-quarter low
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Local execs in running for Entrepreneur of the Year
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ObjectWorld Inc. raises $4M in third round
CPP invests $40 million Cdn in Skypoint
The Venture Creations Group tackles entrepreneurship at grassroots
Skypoint closes new US$100M VC fund
Chambers: A hiring that changed the course of networking
ATMOS bought by U.S. firm for $21M
Don't raise money if you can avoid it
Businesses fear federal spending spree
OCRI receives $300,000 from federal government to promote Ottawa to investors.
Do angels lack sophistication and need the government to organize them?
Fidus able to offer services at half price with same people
Intelligent Photonics, Versatel Networks net $16.5 million
Ottawa VC deals account for 45 per cent of all deal flow in Canada for first quarter
OEone: The view from Gatineau
Local bankruptcy rate holds steady in March
Software startup spun out of HR firm
Skypoint, Venture Coaches close books on 2001
Zenastra - The End ?....or just the beginning ?
PEI tech centre fishing for new media, IT firms
VC Industry Experts Launch Venture Exchange Network in Canada
Ottawa company buys Dyband from Orchestream
New accounting rules to govern SPEs
Companies take to the road in search of VC
Startups partner with Corning to reap benefits
'A smart, intuitive woman who will bring balance'
Labour funds take beating at RRSP time
VC shift to life sciences good for Ottawa: consultant
Ottawa tech companies shun R&D tax credits
More than half of VCs intend to reduce or keep constant investments in Internet, semiconductor and telecom related companies
Serence concentrates on signing customers
Sigem lands financing, buys itself more time
Ottawa blows by Toronto in VC tally
TrueContext receives $5.4 million seed financing
2001 a strong VC year for Ottawa and Canada: report
MSBI: Montreal venture fund will tap local management
Making transition from entrepreneur to VC
STARTUP CHECKUP: What are they doing in there?
Orphaned Netwinder adopted by investors
Nitro Micro secures $9M financing
SERENCE: A STARTUP STORY
SiGEM eyes name change, $7M financing
Serence pitches plan on prime time
Smaller firms fight for expansion funds
Meriton tops up VC warchest
Nortel's cost-cutting spawns startups' births
IdeaFlow 2002: New OCRI program targets rookie firms
Ottawa's VC activity busier than U.S. in 2001: study
Catena wins US$75M in venture capital
S(2)IO takes lion's share of $40.6M windfall from VenGrowth
Lawyer advises firms to lay some IP on line
Mohr Davidow amends VC promises
VCs supply Spotwave with $23.9M
800America wraps up Youtopia deal
Tech firms least able to secure financing in 2000
Software M&As down 52% in 2001
Trillium wins US$29M VC boost
Another interest rate cut likely: analysts
Internet authority puts 25,000 addresses on the block
Plaintree financing raises $1.3M
Rise in local bankruptcies to continue in new year: lawyer
IPO activity plummeted in 2001: study
City to spend $40M on tech system merger: report
StartingStartups launches new VC fund for Ottawa
Seed rounds aren't only way to finance startups
DEALS OF THE YEAR: VENTURE CAPITAL
DEALS OF THE YEAR: SOFTWARE
Canadian VC funding down by $1.4 billion
Capital Alliance Ventures signs on Talvest as distributor
High-tech passed over in federal budget
Board of directors critical to financial success
Microelectronics cluster will be relaunched soon
Negotiating OEM deals becoming more tricky
Canadian Venture Exchange's capital pool corporation
High-tech firms look for budget payoff
Ottawa's VC tally will top $1billion
$100M in budget for high-speed networks: report
Feds plan huge boost for VC funding: report
OCN offering services to early-stage startups
Serence begins journey to prosperity or failure
TalentWorks launches talent pool initiative
Fire sale of Nortel gear attracts hundreds
Ottawa companies finding suppliers
Angel investors keep flying low
Activity heats up for community loan fund
Mountain Goat Ventures has entered Ottawa
Tech executives create entrepreneur program
JDS still after acquisitions
CEOs swap war stories, compare IPO experiences
Web entrepreneurs revel in independence
Raising Capital 101: What gets a VC excited
On his own after Nortel
Venture capitalists establish a physical presence in Ottawa
Venture capital fair kicks off at Chateau Laurier
Self-employment to grow as economy slows
