The organization’s latest FinTech report measures ecosystems from 2017 to 2021 on the basis of seven factors: performance, funding, startup experience, knowledge, talent, focus, and legacy. Startup Genome also named Calgary and Montréal as two of the top FinTech ecosystems to watch in North America, ranking Vancouver 10th and Calgary 32nd among ecosystems with a population of under three million.įounded in 2016, Startup Genome is a San Francisco-based policy advisory and research organization focused on measuring startup ecosystem performance.

This report comes after Toronto fell from 14th to 17th in Startup Genome’s overall ecosystem rankings. Toronto-Waterloo has jumped five spots since 2020, fuelled in part by increased venture investment.Īccording to Startup Genome, Toronto-Waterloo’s rise was fuelled partly by the increased venture investment it saw last year in both Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, including Wealthsimple’s $750 million May 2021 funding round. Of the regions named to the list, Toronto-Waterloo was the third biggest mover, jumping five spots from its 12th-place finish in Startup Genome’s 2020 FinTech report to seventh in the world, behind only Silicon Valley, New York City, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Beijing. Startup Genome has published a new report ranking the top ecosystems for FinTech startups in the world, naming Toronto-Waterloo as the only Canadian city or region in its top 20. Have you been? Thoughts? In planning our next date night (tomorrow night!) we can only hope to have as great an experience as we did at Dapper Goose.Share on: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email We laughed and dined with new friends, sipped on delicious cocktails, and every plate vanished quickly from 4 eager forks. So why go to Dapper Goose? Without embellishing on the nuances of every plate, we left satiated from both the meal and the entire experience. I have tried to convince Scott that we need that to end all of our meals on the farm – I think he replied, “I’ll look into it”. We capped off our meal with a small glass of Madeira, a Portuguese fortified wine that is smooth as silk and sinfully delicious. Though menu items shift with the seasons, their menu currently online contains several of the items we had – the Blackened Green Beens (exquisite, one of my favorites from that night….), the Fennel Gratin, the Charcuterie Board (chicken liver mousse, duck rillette, terrine), and the Korean Fried Chicken – which was hands down the fan favorite of the evening. But just look at how beautiful these cocktails are… Scott asked for an off-menu Rum Old Fashioned, which inspired several weeks’ worth of homebartending. We tried a couple different cocktails (and fortunately it was a double date with friends so we were able to sip a few others) and all were well-crafted and went down far too easily. Speaking of barware – always my favorite way to start a date. It has the atmosphere – white wash walls and heavy wooden tables, votives for lighting and ambiance, and flirtatious bar-ware that elevates the romance with every sip. Located on Amherst Street in Buffalo, Dapper is the quintessential date night spot.

And if they continue to be as stellar as those we had at The Dapper Goose, we hope this trend never goes out of style.

It might be the hottest and longest culinary trend in history (and we know some seriously amazing food writers who are OVER IT already- check out this read from 2013 and this list of DC diner grievances) but Scott and I can’t get enough of the small plates phenomena, simply because we love the chance to try as many flavor profiles as possible.

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