Articles, Insights, and Resources
Cleantech Investment
Discover the people, capital, and policy shaping cleantech investment across Canada and beyond.
From investor perspectives on where the market is headed to guidance for companies raising their next round, our insights highlight what's happening across Canada's cleantech investment landscape and what it means for the industry's growth.
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![A New Kind of Unicorn | Foresight Alumni Raise $1 Billion Capital]()
June 2, 2022 Article A New Kind of Unicorn | Foresight Alumni Raise $1 Billion Capital Earlier this month, Foresight’s analytics team revealed a massive milestone. Since 2017, Foresight-supported cleantech ventures have raised over $1 billion dollars in capital support. View Article -
![Bolder Climate Action - 3 Ideas to Pursue Now]()
November 25, 2021 Article Bolder Climate Action - 3 Ideas to Pursue Now If we’re talking about bolder climate action now, let’s get specific. Here are three things we must do today to ensure our precious planet’s tomorrow. View Article -
![Transforming Canada’s Economy to Embrace a Low-Carbon Future]()
October 22, 2021 Article Transforming Canada’s Economy to Embrace a Low-Carbon Future On Oct. 21, The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices (CICC) released Sink or Swim: Transforming Canada’s Economy for a Global Low-Carbon Future. The report assesses Canada’s readiness for the coming “global green wave,” and indicates how we can prepare. View Article -
![Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Funding & Growth]()
September 22, 2021 Article Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Funding & Growth The following summarizes venture funding outcomes reported for the 2019 calendar year, before COVID shifted the landscape. View Article -
![Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Challenges & Risks]()
September 22, 2021 Article Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Challenges & Risks While most Alberta cleantech ventures were able to access government funding during the Covid-19 pandemic, many also report a reduced ability to raise capital and decreased revenue. View Article -
![Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Seizing the Cleantech Opportunity]()
September 22, 2021 Article Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Seizing the Cleantech Opportunity The report reveals that Alberta cleantech ventures are well supported by a range of support from partners and programs spanning federal government, provincial government, non-profit, corporate, academia and investors. The top five sources of support identified in this study are: View Article -
![Canada’s Cleantech Sector is Optimistic And Very Clear About Supports Needed]()
September 16, 2021 Article Canada’s Cleantech Sector is Optimistic And Very Clear About Supports Needed Canada’s cleantech ventures are confident, actively seeking capital, and eager to tap international markets, according to a new national survey conducted by Foresight, Canada’s cleantech accelerator. View Article -
![Fundraising’s 5 Deadly Sins]()
August 25, 2021 Article Fundraising’s 5 Deadly Sins Raising capital is one of many topics that are being discussed in Foresight’s Investment Readiness Workshop. Other topics include types of investors, financing fundamentals, deal structures, fundraising tools, and more. View Article -
![Unsung Heroes in Canadian Cleantech: The Financial Sector Steps Up to Fund the Future]()
November 26, 2020 Article Unsung Heroes in Canadian Cleantech: The Financial Sector Steps Up to Fund the Future , the finance sector in Canada - sometimes saddled with a reputation as being change-resistant or slow-moving - has shown themselves to be the opposite. In terms of cleantech and green financing, there've been some innovative and exciting developments that deserve some early recognition. View Article
