These are definitely tough times for start-ups and it is amazing to see how quickly…
Entrepreneurship
Techvibes.com, the network of local technology blogs, just released their first Canada Start-up Index. The methodology to determine the index is by no means scientific but the list still provides a really good overview of the Canadian start-up scene. The performance of the W Media Ventures portfolio companies (2 among the top 3, 5 among […]
These are definitely tough times for start-ups and it is amazing to see how quickly…
Start-ups, by definition, are risky. But traditionally, start-ups have looked for the least risky position…
Techvibes.com, the network of local technology blogs, just released their first Canada Start-up Index. The methodology to determine the index is by no means scientific but the list still provides a really good overview of the Canadian start-up scene. The performance of the W Media Ventures portfolio companies (2 among the top 3, 5 among the top 100) made us pretty happy: Suite101 and AbeBooks secured the #2 and #3 spots, Nexopia came in at #12, Techvibes at #37, TeamPages at #99 and Indochino at #103. And congrats to the overall winner, Metrolyrics from Vancouver!
Update: Techvibes also just released a Canada start-up index based on Comscore data – helped Nexopia jump from #12 spot to #2 spot!
Version One
It’s been about a little over a month since I joined Version One and returned to early-stage venture after spending the past five years as a founder in the addiction treatment space. While a month is a short amount of time, it’s been fascinating to see how certain things have changed during my time away. […]
The first week of September is my VC anniversary. This milestone is always a great…
VC funds go through challenging times world-wide but the situation in Canada is probably worse…