Tech/VC

A profile of the tech entrepreneur and angel investor Daniel Debow, an important node in the Canadian tech cognoscenti.

A long deep dive into another problematic investment by Teachers Venture Growth, ApplyBoard.

Teachers Venture Group falls short of its 30% annual return target, not surprisingly.

MAGA fever is spreading in Canada. I inject the usual polemics.

This is the story of a textile entrepreneur who has raised US$250m, wants to transform the Western world into building more, but still needs a little help from a small, impoverished provincial government. Featuring drive-by smears of VC Allen Lau and Paul Desmarais III.

Cohere's search for a competitive advantage in an intensely competitive field.

More Cohere polemics.

A semi-deep dive into AI and one of the most buzzy startups in Canada, Cohere. Featuring John Ruffolo.

An empire builder and weaver of webs. A "self-made" "billionaire". We add some context to his book Never Enough and address his net worth.

Venture Capitalist Allen Lau, a John Ruffolo sidekick at the Circle Jerk of Canadian Innovators, wants to be a thought leader.

A $200m acquisition seems to be a shell of its former self.

A brief update on John Ruffolo’s Maverix Private Equity, focusing on some staff turnover.