Thanks to the people at Techvibes, I was able to find out that the Government of Ontario believes that the Ontario Venture Capital Fund has been a huge success; far more so than I...
During the February 2013 budget, the Ontario Liberal government promised to put $50 million into the next generation of its 2007-vintage Ontario Venture Capital Fund (see prior post “‘Struggling’ OVCF coming to an end?”...
Not a good day for entrepreneurs. Since we broke the news about the merger (see prior post “Bridgescale Partners and Edgestone’s Venture Fund to team up? May 27-10), it seems only appropriate that we...
This isn’t a post about The Open. Something bigger than chasing the white ball around a course in Scotland. Courtesy of AltAssets, I’ve come to learn that the Irish Government has re-launched a 500...
Dateline: Princeton, New Jersey Your roving reporter brings more news from our southern neighbour. With street names such as Sand Hill Road and a development called Menlo Park, it should come as no surprise...
Whew. That was fast. The CVCA GR team of Exec Director Richard Remillard and I appeared before the Ontario Legislature’s Finance Committee, made our few points, responded to two questions, and promptly left. And...
News report: US$30.2 million funding approved for Abu Dhabi SMEs I see in my Arabian Business journal that The Sheikh Khalifa Fund for Support and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises has advanced another...
On the heels of the breaking news post of last week (“Edgestone VC team wins big backing from OVCF” April 2-09), the Ontario Venture Capital Fund has now formally confirmed that it has committed...
I must be honest. It takes all of my energy to summon a reply to what might be referred to as a “clarifying” blog post of Mark Skapinker from this past weekend; and by...
What’s that well-worn phrase, “government’s shouldn’t pick winners and losers”? If you’re a purist, hold onto your chair. The press release is skinny on details, but the Ontario government has just announced a new...
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