Venture Capital Monitor

This is a quarterly publication on the venture capital (VC) industry in Canada. The goal of this series is to provide current information about this key enabling industry. To this end, the series will track trends in investment activity, report on topical VC-related research and look at key technology clusters where VC investment is taking place.

• Q3 2006
  This issue provides statistics and analysis on VC activity in the third quarter of 2006, including government activities. It includes articles on VC in the Ottawa area and on the impact on firms of syndicated VC deals.
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• Q4 2006
  This year-end issue examines the venture capital (VC) activity in Canada during 2006 as well as the fourth quarter trends (October to December). This issue also examines the potential of institutional investors as a source of VC and the “In Focus” article discusses New Brunswick’s recent initiatives to boost its capital markets.
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• Q1 2007
  This issue provides statistics and analysis on VC activity in the first quarter of 2007, including government activities. It includes articles on VC in the Vancouver area and on the new measures in the 2007 federal budget that address the removal of tax barriers to foreign investors in Canadian SMEs.
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