January Funding Deals
Fri, 01 Feb 2019
If your New Years resolution was to raise a round of funding in 2019, consider taking a page from one of the below companies’ books (or perhaps more appropriately, a slide from one of their pitch decks). In total, fourteen significant rounds were raised in January, the largest by ...
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Secondaries: The New Best Route to Liquidity?
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
The State of IPOsInitial Public Offerings are no longer the logical next step for startups that have completed growth-stage funding rounds. In the United States, the passing of the JOBS act in 2012 “increased fourfold the maximum number of shareholders a company can have before it must disclose fi ...
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SaaS Metrics That Get Investors’ Attention
Mon, 21 Jan 2019
As has been stated time and time again by entrepreneurs spanning countless industries, there is no one-size-fits-all model for constructing a successful startup. Indicative of this point were the 2018 Fundica Roadshow panels, where CEOs of everything from sports ...
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December Funding Deals
Wed, 09 Jan 2019
2018 ended with a bang as far as funding deals were concerned. Twenty-two major rounds were closed by Canadian tech startups in December, including one by past Fundica Roadshow participant Cybeats, who announced a $3M raise on the 18th. Nineteen other companies secured multi-million dollar deals, in ...
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November Funding Deals
Fri, 07 Dec 2018
Twenty-five major Canadian tech funding deals occurred in November. Plusgrade, Clearbanc, and North's Focal closed the largest rounds, raising $200M, $92M, and $24M, respectively. Data sourced from Crunchbase. ...
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