The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative launched; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; VC funding declines across Canadian ecosystems; Gairdner Award winners feted; and more
Organization: Northleaf |Capital Partners
The Short Report – August 4, 2021: Ottawa’s new biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy, a national startup job board, rural transit solutions, and more
Ottawa prepares for future pandemics with launch of life science strategy, CellCAN and CCRM launch a new cell and gene therapy institute to tackle gaps in training, a new fund dedicated to developing transit solutions for rural and remote communities, and more.
The Short Report – July 28, 2021: Genomic projects boost environmental resilience, backing innovation at Canada’s colleges, and more
Ottawa and partners commit $60 million to natural resources and environmental genomics projects, applied research funding at Canadian colleges gets a boost, and more.
Feds name first set of VCCI investments
The federal government is backing five large venture capital (VC) fund of funds (FoF) to boost the much-needed late-stage capital available to Canadian tech firms.
Northleaf backs Venture One early-stage fund
Northleaf |Capital Partners‘s Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund is an anchor investor in Vancouver-based Version One Ventures II. The $10-million investment will be used by Version One for seed and series A financing of Internet, SaaS (software as a service) and mobile entrepreneurs. Northleaf is an offshoot of the TD Bank Financial Group and is backed…