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What Investors Look for Before Funding a Startup
Most startups are rejected before due diligence ever begins. Here's what investors assess first and how founders can improve their odds of securing funding.
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Most startups are rejected before due diligence ever begins. Here's what investors assess first and how founders can improve their odds of securing funding.

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Raising your first startup investment is rarely about venture capital. Most founders begin with friends, angels, or accelerators while using simple funding agreements to fuel early growth

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Apple's 1980 IPO created hundreds of instant millionaires, but the real story is about the investors who survived nearly two decades of setbacks before witnessing one of history's greatest corporate comebacks.

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A $200,000 investment can open multiple paths in Ontario, but rising property costs and borrowing expenses are shifting the advantage toward diversified stock portfolios and ETFs.

Explainers
The World Bank's forecast of 2.5% global growth in 2026 is already in your feed. But the number itself is not the story. The story is what produced it, a waterway that closed, a fertiliser market that broke, and a majority of developing countries already in or near debt distress before the shock arrived. This is the picture behind the figures.

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A fixed mortgage offers greater payment certainty in 2026, but lower variable rates could still save money. The real question is what happens if rates rise in 2027.

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Many Canadians believe retirement requires $1.7 million in savings, but financial planners say that figure can be misleading. Your actual target depends on lifestyle, location, pensions, and government benefits.

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Many middle-class Canadians earn decent incomes but still struggle financially. These five common money habits quietly drain wealth and make long-term financial security harder to achieve.

Explainers
Canada's housing market is no longer moving in one direction. While some regions are showing signs of recovery, others remain under pressure from affordability challenges, higher borrowing costs, and slowing demand. Here's where home prices may be heading next.