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Never mind Big Tech. Family offices find fertile ground among AI upstarts

The next opportunity is Canadian seed-stage firms with proprietary data: ‘We are seeing more and more homegrown tech’

5 days ago
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Life as serial tech entrepreneur puts Quebec VC in prime spot as investor

A promoter of women in tech, Annick Charbonneau of Accelia Capital is changing stigma surrounding female founders

September 16, 2024
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Hunting small caps: Greg Dean puts ‘big company’ lens on high-performers

Founder talks about Langdon Equity Partners’ deep research, in-person visits and how they spot compelling small firms around the world

July 30, 2024
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Venture capitalist rode Canada’s first tech wave and never looked back

Maria Pacella on her fascination with early stage ventures, where she would invest $1 million today and the impressive instincts of Taylor Swift

April 18, 2024
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Tech co-founder embraces ‘second act’ at global VC fund

In his first job at Nortel Networks, Aditya Pendyala realized that he had a “startup aura,” and he has never looked back. Today he is a partner in…

February 12, 2024
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Manjit Minhas, CEO and co-founder of Minhas Breweries, Distillery and Wineries and venture capitalist on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, in the company’s winery and distillery area, newly added to the micro-brewery in 2019.

Dragon Manjit Minhas: From side hustle to $200 million liquor firm

Co-founder of Calgary-based Minhas Breweries, Distillery and Wineries and a VC on reality show Dragons’ Den discusses business and investing

February 1, 2024
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Arlene Dickinson: Dragons’ Den star, businesswoman, investor, author, and founder and managing general partner at Calgary-based District Ventures Capital, which invests in the food and beverage and health and wellness sectors.

Arlene Dickinson: what works in venture capital

The Calgary Dragons’ Den investor on her family’s immigration experience, working for free and what shaped her as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist

January 25, 2024
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VC Kevin O’Leary: “My mother said, ‘When you work for somebody, you’ve got to do exactly what they say.’ That was the last day I ever worked for anybody.”

Ice cream, dyslexia and mom: Kevin O’Leary’s journey

The investor and TV personality, including Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank, is starting a new venture to do with one of his passions: watches

January 2, 2024
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Investor Brice Scheschuk on spotting gems in early-stage tech today

Finding winners is harder, says managing partner of family office Globalive Capital, and the recovery won’t be quick

April 19, 2023
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Shelley Kuipers’ call to action: Invest in the power of women entrepreneurs

Her venture capital firm aims ‘to give women a seat at the table and see what they do with it’

March 20, 2023
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