Canadian founders are amongst the most ambitious in the world. Seriously.

Founders and VCs both want valuation comparisons when fundraising. But the truth is, there is no such thing as accurate pre-seed valuation data.

There’s plenty of debate around whether or not founders should talk to associates at VC firms. But there’s another, more subtle fundraising dynamic at play that most founders are completely unaware of: the dynamic between partners.

Here are 5 misleading metrics that have no place in your fundraising deck.

Here are 5 tips for starting your fundraising process on the right foot and signalling to investors that you’re in control of the timeline.

How data analytics startup Glean raised a $1M pre-seed round…in 2012.

Fundraising is hard enough before we add power dynamics and egos to the mix. So let’s try to be better as investors.

How often do you meet someone new and within 10 seconds get the feeling that they’re a transactional person?

Could Canada’s productivity crisis serve as the breaking point for a tech industry that historically stayed out of politics?

As an early-stage investor, velocity is the #1 thing I’m trying to measure when I meet with founders.

Plenty of posts have been written about how investors diligence startup founders, but how can founders diligence VCs?

The frost of winter is finally thawing and spring is upon us. Will the tech market begin to open up like early spring flowers?

There are strong economic arguments for governments to help foster the creation of new venture funds to support their startup ecosystems. But how should they approach this?

The relationship between a founder and an investor can last 10 years or more. Just like any long-term relationship, you need to put in effort to stay aligned.

Along with death and taxes, one of the certainties of life is that every politician, journalist and armchair entrepreneur thinks that their city can be the next Silicon Valley.

If your goal as a founder is to build a world-changing company you need to put yourself in the best position to run an epic, decade-long marathon. Which means you need to treat yo’ self!

One topic that gets founders riled up is the fact that many VCs won’t invest in solo founders. Why do solo founders make investors so nervous?

Canada has a long, proud history in hard tech but risks missing out on the current renaissance for one key reason.

Like fundraising, getting acquired is something most founders only do once (if ever). Here are 5 ways you can improve the outcome of an M&A process.

Pivoting is a right of passage for many startup founders. But too often, the road to a successful pivot is cut short by a critical mistake: the founders failed to fully reset the business.