Tobias, Neil, John, Sandy…passionate folks all. It was interesting to follow the debate in yesterday’s StartUpNorth repost of the Bloomberg News story regarding the latest Real Matters M&A activity and associated financing (see prior...
We just announced our third financing in a row for a Canadian-based firm. Given the reality that 80% of our portfolio is made up of US-based, VC-backed companies, I’m almost ready to declare a...
A nice bit of news hit the Boston Business Journal earlier today: California tech firm Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) said Tuesday that it will acquire Littleton-based cloud networking firm BTI Systems. Terms of the...
I’m sure that Tobi Lutke and his gang would be almost embarrassed, but Shopify (SH:TWX) is currently the best performing IPO of the last 50 that have been launched on either of the NYSE...
The deals are there for Canadian technology companies and its broader ecosystem, that’s for sure. Kinaxis (KXS:TSX), Critical Control (CCZ:TSX), DIRTT (DRT:TSX) and Espial (ESP:TSX) have all raised equity via public offerings over the...
The news is finally out about the latest Shopify financing round, and it speaks to the reality that with money comes momentum. Momentum for the company. Momentum for the ecosystem. As much as the...
One of the key pieces of advice for any Canadian tech entrepreneur considering an initial public offering over the next 12 months is this: make sure the business is set up to perform well...
Since I’ve been chipping in of the story for awhile (see representative prior posts “Two Tech IPOs moving to the launch pad” Feb. 24-13, “Halogen IPO filing gives Canadians their first chance to taste...
My investment advisor called yesterday with some good news and some bad news. The good news was that Halogen Software had finished its roadshow marketing (see prior post “Halogen IPO filing gives Canadians their...
It was just yesterday when the Wall Street Journal was getting me all amped up about the U.S. IPO market, and what it might mean for the folks back here in the Dominion: Another...
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