A new government-backed venture capital fund has been launched with a goal of keeping Canadian entrepreneurs at home instead of seeking money and potential stardom in Silicon Valley.
The Kensington Venture Fund has so far raised just over half of its $300-million goal and is seeking out promising funds and companies in the technology, clean tech, IT, telecommunications, and digital media sectors, with a focus on “under-served” markets in Western Canada.
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