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Ottawa should spend $750 million in venture capital strategy to close the gaps in Canada’s early-stage capital market

Mark Lowey
April 1, 2026

The National Angel Capital Organization urges the federal government to use $750 million allocated in Budget 2025's venture capital strategy to address structural gaps in Canada's early-stage capital market, which NACO says is crucial for scaling companies and attracting institutional investment. NACO recommends using $500 million for an early-stage matching funds program and $250 million to strengthen Canada's pre-seed and seed ecosystem.

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Organizations:	Business Development Bank of Canada, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Finance Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, National Angel Capital Organization, and Startup Genome
People:	Benjamin Bergen, Claudio Rojas, François-Phillipe Champagne, and Jeannette Wiltse
Topics:	early-stage funding, economic growth, Government Funding, innovation, investment, pre-seed, private capital, scale-up, seed funding, Series A, Series B, startups, and Venture Capital

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