Today we announced @VentureNL II, a $10M investment in our exploding tech startup community! It's a win for everyone, in every way - entrepreneurs, investors, taxpayers & business. And it succeeds because it's an example of everyone coming together for a common goal! @GovNL
Supporting and addressing early stage financing is crucial to innovative entrepreneurs with high-growth potential. Through a $10 million investment, @GovNL is helping to further bridge that gap for NL’s growing tech sector. https://t.co/vwSWtbsgQD
“Venture capital funding is a step forward in positioning our province as a place where innovators and entrepreneurs with high growth potential can flourish.” - Minister @Andrew_Parsons1
📰 @Andrew_Parsons1 announced an investment of $10M into Venture Newfoundland & Labrador.
Supporting early stage financing is crucial to innovative entrepreneurs w/ high growth potential.
Learn more about it from some successful innovators from #NewfoundlandAndLabrador.
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Major new programs announced that directly help Atlantic Canada’s tech startups, @ACOACanada is one of the best positioned agencies to help. IRAP top up is also great. With the changes to the wage subsidy the government of @Canada has stepped up for tech startups.
Incredibly dissappointing that the Federal government wage subsidy plan does virtually nothing for Canadian tech startups because of a short sighted revenue test. #startup
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@AtlanticBus @Genesis_Centre @scottastevenson Venture Newfoundland and Labrador kicked in $250,000; Killick Capital committed another $250,000; and the last third comes from Concrete Ventures, in Halifax, and Good News Ventures in Toronto.
Minister Bernard Davis now congratulating the company.
Today, we welcomed the Honorable Premier @StephenMcNeil to Volta, where he announced $2.25 million in funding from @NS_DoB to help us expand and create a home for #innovators and #entrepreneurs. Thank you to the @NSGov for your continued support of our #community.