ACCESS GROWTH CAPITAL THROUGH THE PUBLIC MARKETS

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange are unique growth platforms for international high growth companies.

Dani Lipkin

Dani Lipkin

Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector
Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange

Technology Sector Updates

A collection of videos focused on insights for accessing growth capital through the public markets with industry experts.

KEY BENEFITS FOR TECH COMPANIES

$25B
Equity Capital Raised in the last 5 years
250
companies from Startups to Global Leaders
$210B
Aggregate Market Cap of all listed tech companies
  • 1
    Access To Capital And Future Financing Opportunities
    Going public can provide your company with financing opportunities to grow your business while expanding and diversifying your investor base by giving you access to pools of capital in Canada, the U.S. and globally.
  • 2
    Facilitate Growth
    As a public company, your shares can be used as a currency substitute to acquire target companies, instead of a direct cash offering.
  • 3
    Increase Visibility And Prestige
    Going public enhances your company’s visibility which can provide your company with a higher profile and greater credibility.
  • 4
    Provide Liquidity For Shareholders
    Becoming a public company establishes a market for your company’s shares, providing your investors with an efficient and regulated vehicle in which to trade their shares.
  • 5
    Create Employee Incentive Mechanisms
    Your employees can participate in the ownership of your company and benefit from being shareholders. This can serve to ensure stronger employee commitment to your company’s performance and success.

WHY GO PUBLIC?

CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

For early-stage companies looking to gain access to public venture capital - or larger, established companies looking to take their business to the next level, going public may be the right fit for your company. Our two-tiered market offers financing and liquidity solutions that can be as unique as the businesses it serves.

GO PUBLIC - WAYS TO GET LISTED

There are multiple pathways to listing on TSX and TSXV.

TSX and TSXV Listed company initiatives

TSX30

TSX30™ is a ranking of the top 30 performers on Toronto Stock Exchange over a three-year period. As our flagship program, it offers unique insight into important market trends, and shines a light on compelling companies driving progress across industries and around the world.

TSX VENTURE 50®

The TSX Venture 50 is a ranking of the top ten performers on TSX Venture Exchange over the last year, comprising of 10 companies from five industry sectors.

This annual program showcases the top performing listed companies from five industry sectors, including: Clean Technology and Life Sciences, Diversified Industries, Energy, Mining, and Technology. Selection is based on 3 equally weighted criteria: share price appreciation, trading volume, and market capitalization growth.

Technology Statistics

$29B

Equity Capital Raised last 5 years

250

companies from Startups to Global Leaders

$141B

Value Traded
in 2023

All data as of December 31, 2023.

Market Intelligence Report (MiG)

Provides year-to-date data on listings, financings and trading activity across Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, broken down by sector and region.

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WHAT INDUSTRY EXPERTS ARE SAYING

TMX Presents: The Podcast - Ep. 023: Tech Is Here To Stay
On today’s episode, TSX’s Dani Lipkin speaks with Tony van Marken, co-founder and managing partner of First Ascent Ventures. Tony is an experienced international executive who has worked in the private and public markets as a high-tech entrepreneur, management consultant and investor, having worked in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada and France.They talk about the state of the tech industry in Canada and Tony shares his perspective on where we stand today. They also go back in time to touch on Tony’s start in the business, how he founded First Ascent Ventures, and what it was like leading a tech IPO in the mid 1990s.
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TMX Presents: The Podcast - Ep. 020: Tech visionary Page Tucker on his journey to becoming President and CEO of ProStar Holdings
Page Tucker, President and CEO of ProStar Holdings (TSXV: MAPS) talks to TSX’s George Khalife about how he got his start in the tech industry. Known as a “tech visionary” early on for predictive modeling in the automotive industry, Page has an extensive background in technology start-ups. He has authored more than 20 patents based on geospatial, mobile and cloud technologies including the methods for capturing, recording and displaying the precise location of buried infrastructure, and in 2014 founded ProStar, which specializes in the development of mapping software. ProStar's solutions are being adopted by some of the largest entities in North America and listed on TSX Venture Exchange in 2021.
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TMX Presents: The Podcast - Ep. 017: What’s next for C100?
In this episode, TSX’s Dani Lipkin speaks to Ray Newal, newly appointed CEO of C100, a global community of Canadians in tech. Ray talks about the history of C100, its mission, and what lies ahead for the organization.
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TMX Presents: The Podcast - Ep. 010: Going Public: From the POV of a US Tech Company CEO and its Primary Investor
Jim Barrett, CEO of edgeTI (TSXV:CTRL), and Christian Mack, Managing Director of Lotus Innovations, share their experiences of going public in Canada - each from their own unique perspective as CEO and investor. Hear how edgeTI, a US software company that focuses on the integration of secure web applications, went public on TSX Venture Exchange in January 2021 and how Lotus Innovations, a private equity firm, led the transaction as its primary shareholder.
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TMX POV - Web 3, NFTs, and the Metaverse: What to Make Of It
The internet has always been about connecting people. Web 1.0 allowed us to search for information and read it. Web 2.0 allowed us to contribute content and interact with other users online. Web 3.0 will allow us to connect with others in a community-owned virtual world.
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HAVE A QUESTION?

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