Venture capital has strongest first half on record, with $2.15-billion raised
Venture-capital investment surged to its strongest first half on record, injecting $2.15-billion into Canadian startups and scale-ups, according to the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association . Helped along by a record second quarter, which saw $1.28-billion invested over 143 deals, venture capital investment in Canada beat the previous record of $1.7-billion set in the first half of 2018, according to the CVCA’s market overview report, released on Tuesday.
Rebecca Kacaba says her journey from capital markets lawyer to startup entrepreneur started with too many late nights reviewing documents. Ms. Kacaba, who specialized in securities law for more than a decade, says getting all the required documents together to close a private placement deal was a cumbersome process.
IT contractors who say the Alberta government’s decision to stop renewing contingent labour contracts two months ago is hurting small business, CBC reports. [The business owners] say it’s likely taking money out of the province and could have major service impacts for Albertans. The information technology contractors say some online services — like the provincial scholarship system — are already breaking down, and other websites and applications likely will soon.
Diners at B.C. restaurant chain Tap & Barrel can now view, split and pay their bill by scanning a tabletop QR code with their smartphones. The so-called “robo-server” feature will allow diners to scan a QR code and be connected to the bill at their table, view and select which items to pay for, and finally pay by tapping their phone.