As the global tech community gears up for Web Summit Vancouver, a fresh spotlight is landing on Canada’s startup scene. On May 27th, TechTO, Panache Ventures, and N49P are teaming up to host the first-ever Vancouver Demo Day—a high-energy celebration of Canadian innovation happening at Good Co. Granville from 4:00pm to 9:00pm. The event kicks […]
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Fintech Blossom Exceeds Target with Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
A Vancouver-based startup is crowdfunding capital from the community. Blossom, a B.C. fintech firm, is using FrontFundr to raise capital from Canadians—and is seeing strong early success. The fintech, which claims to be growing by more than 10,000 users per month, has already raised more than $2 million previously from investors such as LOI Venture […]
Meet and Connect With Canada’s Top Business Leaders in Vancouver
The Peak’s Bet on Canada Summit is coming to Vancouver on October 25th. The inaugural, one-day summit will shine a light on the most important topics, trends, and tools for businesses in 2024, with some of the country’s top business leaders will sharing practical advice on conquering timely business challenges and offering step-by-step actions business leaders can use […]
LOI Venture Fall Demo Day Slated for October 18th
Following up a successful pitch day in June, LOI Venture is launching an autumn version. “On June 14, we watched six of our startups raise over $5 million of investor interest in one hour,” the Vancouver-born venture capital firm said. “We were so jazzed.” Their goal? Make the October 18 even better. Speakers will include […]
Five BC-Based Venture Capital Firms Contributing to Canada’s Startup Success
Here at Techcouver we report daily on news and insight surrounding the technology ecosystems of Vancouver and across British Columbia. As Vancouver’s technology publication of record, we have covered hundreds of startups, including many rounds of venture capital raised. Recent examples include those of construction-tech startup Nexii Building Solutions, SaNOtize R&D, and online motor vehicle marketplace Canada […]
Ryan Holmes Recruits Heavy Hitter Investors For LOI Venture Fund I
One month after announcing their fund LOI Venture has unveiled their first close of LOI Venture Fund I. LOI Venture was launched by Hootsuite co-founder Ryan Holmes and New Avenue Capital founder Manny Padda. LOI Venture invests solely in the brightest entrepreneurs in Canada under 30, with a high percentage of them coming out of League […]
Ryan Holmes’ LOI Venture Invests In Employee Engagement Platform WFHomie
Ryan Holmes’ new venture fund has made its first investment. LOI Venture, a collaboration between Holmes and New Avenue Capital’s Manny Padda, has led a USD $1.5 million seed round in WFHomie, an employee engagement and distributed team culture platform. LOI Venture invests solely in early-stage startups who enrol in League of Innovators programs. Both […]
Ryan Holmes Teams Up With Manny Padda To Launch Venture Fund
In 2017, Hootsuite co-founder Ryan Holmes launched League of Innovators because there was a shortage of mentorship for young entrepreneurs. Today, Holmes is teaming up with fellow Vancouver angel Manny Padda to announce a $20 million venture fund called LOI Venture to address the shortage of capital for founders under 30. There was a shortage […]