Well, I guess now it’s official. Praized Media has secured a $1M seed round from Garage Canada. In addition to having an interesting idea and a realistic business model, what I like about Praized is the variety and depth of experience that each of the founders brings to the table. Congratulations Harry, Sebastien and Sylvain.
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Angel investing through “Angel Groups” is increasing
September 24, 2007 – 6:31 pm
The Red Herring published an interesting summary of two research reports that looked at US Angel investing trends in the first half of 2007. Although the figures don’t relate to Canada the overall trends are just as relevant.
Overall, angel investing totaled $11.9 billion in the first six months (of 2007), a 6 percent decline versus [...]
Où sont les femmes
September 19, 2007 – 6:11 pm
Dernièrement j’ai entendu parler d’une startup qui venait de recevoir du financement pour offrir conseils et produits de beauté/santé en ligne. Ça semblait évident comme marché, mais je n’y avais jamais pensé. C’est à ce moment que je me suis rendu compte qu’aucun des plans d’affaires qu’a reçu MSU ne ciblait les femmes. Pas un [...]