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May 14, 2026
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Growing Canadian companies finding no VC investment is a ‘wake-up call’ for Ottawa
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Growing Canadian companies finding no VC investment is a ‘wake-up call’ for Ottawa
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The numbers in this week’s Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) quarterly report are stark if Canada ever wants to duplicate the home-grown success of Shopify: in the first three months of 2026, venture capital investment in Canadian growth-stage companies fell to a single deal worth roughly $1 million. A typical first quarter sees around $140 million deployed at that stage. The CVCA called it the lowest deal count in any quarter since 2017…
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