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Top Stories of the Week
Shopify reports $127.4 million total revenue in Q1 2017, up 75% YoY
Shopify’s monthly recurring revenue was $20.7 million, up 62 percent compared to $12.8 million during the same time last year.
SurePath Capital Partners expands to San Francisco with perfect funding track record
SurePath is also celebrating its second birthday this week.
Elon Musk’s Vancouver TED Talk will help you “not be sad” about the future
“If the future does not include being out there in the stars and being a multiplanet species, I find that incredibly depressing,” said Musk.
Startup Milestones
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Zymeworks raises $80 million CAD in IPO (Read here)
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Pythian raises $15 million from BDC Capital for European expansion (Read here)
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Universe co-founder launches latest venture, Growlabs, with $3 million in funding (Read here)
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ecobee launches next gen smart thermostat with built-in Alexa in the US (Read here)
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Wealthsimple receives Webby Award for Best Financial Services and Banking website (Read here)
Must Reads
PwC MoneyTree report: Q1 deal activity hits 2015 low, while foreign investment heats up
Deal activity dropped 25 percent through the quarter from Q4 2016, with deals in Q1 2017 hitting the lowest figure since Q3 2015.
Ask an Investor: What do investors look for in a founding team?
Many venture capitalists prefer to back founders that have already had one successful exit.
CANCON PODCAST EP. 66: Tech jobs are the best jobs + getting more women on boards
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