https://pitchbook.com/tag/canada canada en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:25:37 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cohere-acquires-aleph-alpha-in-20bn-sovereign-ai-push The deal, backed by the Canadian and German governments, aims to build a transatlantic alternative to US hyperscalers. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:25:37 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cohere-acquires-aleph-alpha-in-20bn-sovereign-ai-push https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/sagard-unigestion-combine-pe-operations-to-form-23b-platform The new platform will target mid-market primaries, secondaries and co-investments. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:12:14 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/sagard-unigestion-combine-pe-operations-to-form-23b-platform https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/version-one-ventures-boris-wertz-wants-canadians-to-compete-internationally The Vancouver-based firm is constantly evolving its focus areas to keep up with the new waves. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:39:38 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/version-one-ventures-boris-wertz-wants-canadians-to-compete-internationally https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/brookfield-venture-lawsuit-josh-raffaelli Josh Raffaelli, former head of venture growth investing at Brookfield, is suing the firm for wrongful termination. Fri, 09 May 2025 18:51:28 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/brookfield-venture-lawsuit-josh-raffaelli https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/omers-dives-into-it-with-integris-acquisition The pension's PE arm is set to take a controlling stake in an IT managed services provider. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:46:31 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/omers-dives-into-it-with-integris-acquisition https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/healthcare-of-ontario-pension-appoints-infrastructure-exec-as-ceo The Board of Trustees of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan named Annesley Wallace as its new president and chief executive officer. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:32:07 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/healthcare-of-ontario-pension-appoints-infrastructure-exec-as-ceo https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/most-active-vc-investors-canadian-startups Canada is home to some of the biggest startups in the VC ecosystem. These are the 10 most active investors in Canadian startups according to PitchBook data. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:11:35 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/most-active-vc-investors-canadian-startups https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/omers-ventures-leaves-europe-vc OMERS Ventures is closing its London office as it refocuses on North American opportunities. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/omers-ventures-leaves-europe-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/altas-partners-3b-fund-close-institutional-investors Altas Partners closed its third fund on $4 billion, a testament to its patient investment thesis. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/altas-partners-3b-fund-close-institutional-investors https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-drive-midwest-seed-investing The new initiative follows the departure of Drive co-founder Mark Kvamme last year. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-drive-midwest-seed-investing https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/canada-vc-startup-deal-trends Venture capital investment in Canadian startups surpassed $13.6 billion in 2021, more than double the previous high of $5.8 billion in 2019. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/canada-vc-startup-deal-trends https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vcs-work-around-tight-laws-to-support-europes-budding-cannabis-industry Across the majority of Europe, cannabis remains illegal, but that hasn't put off investors who see a nascent market and an untapped opportunity. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vcs-work-around-tight-laws-to-support-europes-budding-cannabis-industry https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/luck-of-the-irish-flutters-6b-bet-amid-us-gambling-gold-rush Flutter Entertainment's move to acquire The Stars Group puts the Irish betting giant at the forefront of a transatlantic land grab for the newly regulated US sports-betting market. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/luck-of-the-irish-flutters-6b-bet-amid-us-gambling-gold-rush https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-security-behemoth-swaps-pe-owners-in-4b-recap BC Partners has purchased a 51% stake in private security company Garda World Security from Rhône Capital in a deal that values the Montreal-based business at C$5.2 billion (about $3.96 billion). Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-security-behemoth-swaps-pe-owners-in-4b-recap https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/following-canadas-lead-legal-cannabis-set-to-take-off-on-a-global-scale With Canada legalising recreational marijuana, the coming year could cement the global emergence of cannabis. We spoke with Bruce Linton, CEO of Canopy Growth, about his industry's future. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/following-canadas-lead-legal-cannabis-set-to-take-off-on-a-global-scale https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/canopy-growths-acquisition-of-tokyo-smoke-signals-consolidation-for-canadian-cannabis Canopy's $205 million deal for Hiku highlights how fast the cannabis sector is consolidating in anticipation of legal recreational marijuana sales in Canada as the Cannabis Act takes effect this fall. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/canopy-growths-acquisition-of-tokyo-smoke-signals-consolidation-for-canadian-cannabis https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-canada-techs-next-frontier-vcs-think-so Since 2012, more US investors have invested in Canadian firms than Canadian investors have themselves. Why the sudden interest in the country? Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-canada-techs-next-frontier-vcs-think-so