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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

Toronto briefedin
VC

Toronto venture funding plunged to a near two-year low in third quarter of 2022

Oct 24, 2022

Amid uncertain climate, investors favour tending existing crops over sowing new seeds.

Broadcast Teams

How tech leaders like Shopify are TV-ifying the traditional company meeting

Sep 26, 2022

In-house broadcast teams are breathing new life into Zoom fatigue culture.

Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
FinTech

“There’s a storm coming, but we’re on a good boat.” Koho says it’s ready to navigate downturn

Aug 23, 2022

Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale.

Bank of Canada
FinTech

Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: FinTechs “need to be ready” for upcoming retail payments regulations

Aug 17, 2022

Morrow expects the Bank will begin registering payments service providers in 2024.

Hockeystick feature image
VC

Following a record-setting first quarter, Québec venture funding eased up in Q2 2022

Jul 22, 2022

VCs are treading water as market tides change.

Calgary Hockeystick
VC

As Canadian venture funding lost steam in Q2 2022, Alberta tech continued to shine

Jul 21, 2022

With $268 million raised, Alberta set a new quarterly record for venture funding.

Hockeystick BC
VC

BC tech funding returned to pre-bull market levels in Q2 2022

Jul 20, 2022

BC’s Web3 startups showed promise in the second quarter.

Waterloo Hockeystick
VC

With only four deals closed, Q2 2022 was Waterloo Region’s least active funding quarter in three years

Jul 19, 2022

Only another Faire megadeal rescued Waterloo Region from its lowest investment quarter in a year.

Toronto briefedin
VC

Funding party is over as Toronto tech stumbles in Q2 2022

Jul 18, 2022

Investment in Q2 2022 fell 69 percent from record-setting first quarter.

Acquisitions

M&A likely to be a significant driver of value for Canadian tech firms in 2022

Jun 16, 2022

PwC data finds Canada’s growth in M&A last year was in step with a global surge.

canada flag

The federal government wants to address Canada’s intellectual property woes, but is its strategy paying off?

May 27, 2022

The feds underscored IP in this year’s budget, but some experts point to missed opportunities.

Hockeystick feature image
VC

Québec venture funding turned a new corner in Q1 2022 with $1.4 billion raised

Apr 25, 2022

Québec’s later-stage tech startups make waves while early-stage funding loses steam.

Calgary Hockeystick
VC

Alberta’s tech sector coming of age as province sets new venture funding record in Q1 2022

Apr 22, 2022

Local and global investors opened their pockets to a growing crop of Alberta tech startups.

Hockeystick BC
VC

BC venture funding starts 2022 strong, but are later-stage companies raising at yesterday’s prices?

Apr 21, 2022

VCs say price uncertainty creating a “standstill” between investors and late-stage firms.

Waterloo Hockeystick
VC

Venture funding in Waterloo Region moved “in the right direction” in Q1 2022

Apr 20, 2022

Q1 2022 represented the most active quarter for the Waterloo Region in the last year.

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