Top news of the week: 27.01.2023.
Investor liquidity issues are putting the squeeze on Canadian startups
While LP liquidity issues are putting the squeeze on some Canadian VCs, the immediate harm is to Canadian startups that are looking to fundraise.
The inside story of ChatGPT: How OpenAI founder Sam Altman built the world’s hottest technology with billions from Microsoft
The A.I. future, according to Altman, could be spectacular—unless it goes spectacularly wrong. Why Big Tech giants and business leaders everywhere are losing sleep over generative A.I.
"I’m definitely Visier-blooded." — How (and why) to get a job at Visier
Director of talent acquisition Michelle Prebble on the company’s unicorn status, how it drinks its own software Kool-Aid, and hybrid work.
Canadian Private Capital Investment School
Delivered in partnership with the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), this specialized program prepares emerging and aspiring fund managers, …
Spinout Traction Complete standing on its own with new $6.7 million CAD Series A, big-name clients
With $6.7 million in Series A funding, a trio of products, and a roster of big-name clients, Traction Complete is ready for the spotlight, as the company gears up for growth as an ...
Visier Is Expanding To The World
Vancouver tech ecosystem was ranked second in Canada in 2022, and Vancouver-based Visier has expanded their global footprint in Europe and California.
Go inside Group14, the $3B startup with a secret tech for better batteries
Across the highway from battery startup Group14 Technologies is the Maltby Cafe, a decades-old institution dishing up cinnamon rolls the size of dinner plates. The cafe’s exterior is ...
Pender Ventures closes first half of $100 million target for second venture fund
Pender Ventures has secured $50 million in the first close of its second venture fund, marking half of the Vancouver venture firm’s targeted $100 million CAD.