Archive for October, 2011
Check out SoundHound & Zoove
29 October 2011Dateline: San Francisco
A trip to Silicon Valley is always inspiring. This time I came back with news of two VC-backed firms to keep your eyes on: SoundHound and Zoove.
If you enjoy music, or are at least trying to keep up with what your kids are (or should be) listening to, SoundHound is for [...]
Canada drops to #24 on World Bank “Access to Credit” list
22 October 2011Once a year, The World Bank tackles the issue of the ease of “doing business” in various countries across the globe. Canada ranked #3 for “Starting a Business” in 2012, behind New Zealand and Australia (hat tip Inc. Magazine); that’s the good news. Overall, Canada ranked #13 for ease of doing business, falling [...]
Fast 50 winners include six Wellington portfolio companies
19 October 2011Deloitte’s commitment to the innovation economy was on display again last evening as the annual Fast 50 winners were announced. We are proud that many of our portfolio companies have been acknowledged in the past, and this year was no different:
#5 – Real Matters, Markham; 5 year revenue growth of 28,265%
#35 – Vantrix, Montreal; [...]
peHUB declares RIM dead, set for “breakup”
18 October 2011If you ply your trade in the world of private capital, you are well-served to read the morning musings of Dan Primack at Fortune and the team at peHUB. There’s a perennial trove of good skinny on the deals, capital and people of relevance across the USA and Canada.
But when they delve into the [...]
O’Leary fact watch: a 1990 Latour trades for $5,000?
17 October 2011If you didn’t catch the recent Entertainment Tonight Canada story on Kevin O’Leary’s heartbreak hotel condo (one of his many “condos”, according to KO’s own website), you won’t have seen him showcase the bounty in his kitchen wine fridge, positioned conveniently beside his washer/dryer. KO pulled one bottle out, a 1990 Chateau Latour, and [...]