October 9, 2014
Under a typical stock option plan, an employer provides their employee with a right to purchase a certain number of shares for a stated exercise price. Generally, the option vests […]
October 9, 2014
WHY L-SPARK? – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR INNOVATIVE INCUBATOR AND ACCELERATOR Posted on September 26, 2014 on the L-Spark blog. You asked, and we answered! Here are […]
October 7, 2014
Last year, startups in California alone raised $15 billion in funding – Canada? Less than $2 billion. In the latest McGill Law Journal podcast, they compares Canada and Silicon Valley as destinations for […]
October 6, 2014
When Canadians attempt to characterize aspects of Canadian culture, it’s not uncommon to draw comparisons with the US. I recently noticed that as I respond to questions about the Canadian […]
October 1, 2014
In a previous blog post, we discussed the general concept of a family trust and indicated that one way to use a family trust is to hold shares in a Canadian-controlled […]
September 30, 2014
Hootsuite recently announced that they have acquired Zeetl, a social telephony company. With this acquisition, Hootsuite plans to add a new voice solution to better empower customer service teams around […]
September 19, 2014
Earlier this week, eSentire announced that they have completed a $14 million Series C investment round. The round was led by Georgian Partners with participation from Cisco Investments and Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, along with existing […]
September 17, 2014
We’re back up and running now that the summer is over, so please join us for LW Connect next Thursday, September 25! Who: Tech Startups and Knowledge-Based Businesses; What: An informative networking session with […]
September 12, 2014
The concept of a family trust is often raised to founders of a startup as an alternative to holding their shares in their new company personally (see LW Academy tax […]
September 11, 2014
The Funding Portal provides a comprehensive view of all private financing and government funding sources that are available in Canada. Every month, more than 17,000 Canadian organizations visit The Funding […]