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What Investors Are Actually Looking For: Inside Today’s FinTech Fundraising Reality
The rules of FinTech fundraising have changed and founders need to adapt fast. At Elevate Festival 2025, Laviva Mazhar, Principal at Luge Capital, and Cato Pastoll, CEO of Loop Financial, sat down for a candid conversation about what it really takes to raise capital in today’s market. Here’s what every FinTech founder needs to know. […]
YouTube at 20: How the Platform Became the Foundation for the Modern Creator Economy
Twenty years after its first upload, YouTube has evolved from a home for cat videos into the backbone of a multi-billion-dollar creator economy. At Elevate Festival 2025, YouTube Canada Head Andrew Peterson and creator Hafu Go shared insights into how the platform is shaping the future of entertainment and what comes next for creators building […]
What VCs Really Look For in 2026: Insights from Canada’s Top Investors
Four leading VCs get brutally honest about fundraising in Canada’s toughest year since 2020 The numbers don’t lie. In the first half of 2025, just $300 million was deployed across 133 Canadian pre-seed and seed-stage deals, down 16% in deal value and roughly 30% in deal count year-over-year. In the broader context, this marked the […]
Elevate’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide featuring Innovator Challenge Alumni
This holiday season, we’re spotlighting Canadian companies that are pushing culture forward, turning your gift list into a celebration of innovation, craftsmanship, and community. These small businesses are all part of our eCommerce North Innovation Program’s Innovator Challenge, a transformative initiative that provides direct-to-consumer brands with comprehensive mentorship, education, and upskilling from industry experts in […]
