YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2017

Moy helped lead the launch of PayPal Canada and directed the relaunch of the flagship Wheels.ca You can see it in the many companies now based out of Canada and their growth, such as Shopify, WealthSimple, League, Wave Accounting, and AskforTask. I predict that Toronto will essentially become the Silicon Valley of the East Coast.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 9, 2016

Canada is rich with entrepreneurial spirit, as evidenced by the breakthrough tech startups in Waterloo and Ottawa, the Mom and Pop shops on the prairies and the local fisheries and artisan businesses on both Canadian coasts. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, small businesses account for 97.9

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Jobber was also added to Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™ list – in addition to being recognized as the second fastest growing software company in Canada! Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Earn bitcoin while you shop at partnering brands/e-retailers, and follow Lolli’s blog for up-to-date additions.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2013

As part of a series of transformational changes to Canada’s immigration system, the Start-Up Visa Program aims to link international entrepreneurs with private sector organizations in Canada that have experience working with startups to provide essential resources. Image credit: Andrew Hildebrand.

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Brandanew

JULY 2, 2021

For this mega project, we are partnering with Millennium India Education Foundation , Delhi, and storytellers from India, Canada, and the United States. We are so proud to introduce our latest Children’s book and storytelling imprint, Peerbagh Stories.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Today, Sferra leads Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank and venture capital firm focused on early stage and mid-market growth companies, which he co-founded with fellow managing partner, Mark Attanasio. Hillcrest Merchant Partners is already involved with some of the top companies in the cannabis space.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2020

I lead Miminvest, a mining interest involved in a joint venture with [Canada-based] Teranga Gold Corporation. After I allowed my partner to take full control of the decision-making process, essentially relegating myself to an advisory role, he seemed to lose sight of his limitations. Tell us about that. Maybe he never knew them.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I traveled around recruiting a fantastic starting lineup of designer partners to build their stores on the Balodana marketplace, and I left my CMO job in March 2018 to build the prototype and the business. And that’s just the domestic market – we have plans for expanding to Canada and UK after we build our market here.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 2, 2019

Happy Canada Day to our friends and colleagues north of the border, and Happy Fourth of July to those of you south of the border. Series A round , alongside Unlock Ventures Partners and Maveron. Series A round , alongside Unlock Ventures Partners and Maveron. We hope everyone is having a great start to summer.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2019

Over the past twenty years, Mathieu Chantelois has played an instrumental role in nonprofit marketing campaigns, served as editor for film magazine Famous Quebec during its transition to Le magazine Cineplex, and started the Green Space Festival, a fundraiser for the LGBT community in Canada. I ended up getting the gig.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

We remain geographically agnostic: a 50-50 split between Canada and the US with the highest concentration in Toronto (6), SF/Bay Area (5) and Seattle (4). Lastly, most of what we do is not possible without the support of our LPs, our colleagues, our partners, our portfolio companies, our family and friends, and our followers.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Shopify research shows: 46% of buyers in the US and Canada have made purchases from local, independently owned businesses since the beginning of the pandemic. For example, when the initial waves of the shutdowns hit Canada, Great Lakes Brewing had 15,000 gallons of beer sitting in their silos. And no one to drink it. Image source ).

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In December 2019 the Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) had issued a notification proposing an amendment in the existing rules that would allow the import of certain prescription drugs from Canada. In some instances, drug prices in Canada have been found to be cheaper by a margin of 50 to 60%. A Brief Summary of the Proposed Rules.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2020

Brands, especially those that have never done traditional retail, like Jet or Away, are winning buyers before they arrive on a site by focusing on “experiences” (not just transactions) and partnering with influencers. The tool doesn’t show up as a payment option to anyone not in the United States or Canada.).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

million, making it one of Kickstarter’s most successful crowdfunding ever in Canada. Things like negotiating distribution channels and partners and how to handle market expansions. His concept captured the imagination of enough people that North Aware’s Kickstarter campaign raised an astonishing $2.6

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. Media and event company Women 2.0 To date, Women 2.0 has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. “Google is excited to team up with Women 2.0

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Each copy of the first printing of the hardcover edition of The Startup Way in the US and Canada contains a unique code that grants you access to bonus features at thestartupway.com/bonus. If this week is anything like the last, attendees are in for great events.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We remain geographically agnostic; 8 portfolio companies are located in Canada and 6 in the U.S. Finally, thanks to our network of supporters (our LPs, our colleagues, our partners, our portfolio companies, our friends, and our followers) for a great year. We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for 2014!

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. seed-focused investor with as many investments in Canada. The question some of our limited partners ask us is, “Why?”. The question some of our limited partners ask us is, “Why?”. We are aware of only one other U.S. ff VC company.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? As to “why Canada?”,

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2018

Faster communication with partners. Charter Spectrum Phone service offers you the unlimited local calling in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, and the Northern Mariana Islands. That unrivaled speed is up to 1 Gigabit (940 Mbps) that is faster enough to make you satisfied.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft will back sustainable jet fuel company, Dimensional Energy, as a partner in a $20 million funding round. Amidst the ongoing climate crisis, the push to implement efficient alternatives is the biggest problem facing many industries.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2023

With the help of experienced companies such as Triton Canada , you can run pre-employment background checks and screening to help you make informed hiring decisions. Partner with a recruitment agency Hiring processes can be challenging and time-consuming for startups.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 2, 2014

Most often, one partner remained active as another partner drifted away from the business, no longer carrying the weight anticipated at start-up. We called ourselves “partners” and received lots of press, even nationally, as we managed our teenage business.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Challenge is just 3 years old; it was initiated in 2015 by the Head of Google Ukraine, Dmitry Sholomko, and managing partner of Noosphere Ventures, Max Polyakov. The next markets that the product will enter are USA and Canada. Image Credit: Vernadsky Challenge via FB.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 3, 2018

Last week, I wrote a post talking about why Canada Is Going To Be The Next, Great, Entrepreneurial Tech Country. I’ve watched Matt and team build a strong portfolio of companies in Canada and in parts of the US. We are excited to add our first Canadian fund to our roster of Partner Funds.

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SiliconHills

MAY 17, 2018

The company, founded in 2015, raised the Series B round from new investors Realogy, the Royal Bank of Canada, Northwest Mutual Fund Ventures and ServiceMaster. It also included existing investors LiveOak Venture Partners and Silverton Partners, both based in Austin. million in venture capital. This […].

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Based in Canada, with offices in Quebec City and Montreal, CieAr will pitch as a finalist in Augmented & Virtual Reality Technology at 3:30 pm Saturday, March 10, in the Hilton Austin, Salon AB. It was an incredible experience for three of our partners?—?myself, Montreal is also one of the AI hubs in Canada.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

She is an author and founding partner of Y Combinator, which Lovd.com (W21) was lucky enough to be a part of as well as 3,500 other companies including Airbnb, Instacart, DoorDash, Coinbase, Dropbox and many others. He launched his company with his business partner, Josh Sherrell, right before the pandemic hit in 2020. 27- John Burk.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2022

Jobber and Thumbtack are now partners to help home service businesses. Lolli continues to partner with big brands like CVS and Safeway, etc. Finally, we wish you a happy Canada day and happy fourth of July to those who are celebrating! You can read more about it here. Outreach is now available on AWS Marketplace.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In Boris is currently based in Vancouver, Canada and has been since 2002, after his own company, JustBooks, was acquired by AbeBooks. Boris Wertz. Image credit Flickr.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Jobber is blazing the trail for Alberta tech startups and was recently recognized by Canadian Business magazine as the second-fastest growing software company in Canada. Ada is partnering with FINCANEX to deliver AI-Powered customer service to financial institutions across Canada. Fundraises and accolades.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time). in Computer Science.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 8, 2020

As the former President of Red Bull Canada, George was instrumental in restructuring the organization from a geographical and operational perspective, growing the business to $150MM in revenue. You need to view the regulator as your partner, and you assist by being the subject matter expert to help aid in the development of sensible policy.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2013

Cains said he’s also in talks with partners to adapt the technology for a variety of televised sport. WiCastr , based in Cambridge in the UK and Montreal in Canada, is looking to take advantage of the upcoming capacity cruch caused by the explosion in the use of smartphones while out and about.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. In short, you’re going to want to look for the best funding partner (or collection of partners) possible, rather than just focusing locally. Look global and local.

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