Canada's venture capital (VC) market crossed the US$1-billion threshold in the fourth quarter for the second time in a row to finish 2019 at an all-time record of US$4.6 billion.

Canadian VC investment totaled US$1.17 billion in the fourth quarter, up 30 percent from the year-earlier period and down 34 percent from a record high of US$1.77 billion in the thir