François-Philippe Champagne announces this year’s NSERC Prize winners; Canada’s contribution to the NASA-led climate science satellite mission; establishing an intercontinental network for quantum communication, and more.
Organization: Yaletown Partners
Institutional investors take aim at structural barriers to help companies scale
Several of the country’s largest institutional investors are finalizing an action plan that, if adopted, could halve the $4 billion capital gap that exists today for Canada’s rapidly expanding pipeline of early- and growth-stage companies.
Alberta Enterprise invests $10 million in angel fund
Alberta Enterprise Corp has announced a $10-million investment in Accelerate Fund II, an angel co-investment fund targeting early-stage tech firms in the province’s information and communication technology, life sciences, clean and energy technology, agriculture and biotech sectors. The fund will be managed by Yaletown Partners with offices in Vancouver and Calgary while A-100 will operate…