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Top Stories of the Week
Ethereum Capital wants to raise $50 million to invest in Ethereum-based companies(BETAKIT)
Ethereum Capital will acquire Ether and make strategic acquisitions of controlling stakes in Ethereum-based businesses.
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes: We need to get religious about AI before it’s too late(BETAKIT)
“As AI grows in sophistication and application, we need, more than ever, a corresponding flourishing of religion, philosophy, and the humanities.”
Kirstine Stewart joining TribalScale as president and chief revenue officer(BETAKIT)
Kirstine Stewart will focus on supporting the growth of TribalScale’s Venture Studios.
Startup Milestones
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Drop closes $25.8 million Series A, repatriates former Airbnb exec (Read here)
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Busbud raises $14 million Series B with former Expedia CEO, Luxury Retreats investors (Read here)
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Bench raises $23 million to expand its accounting automation features (Read here)
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Platterz raises $18 million and adds former GrubHub president, Lyft EVP to advisory board (Read here)
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mnubo raises $16.5 million to help manufacturers embrace IoT (Read here)
Must Reads
PwC MoneyTree report: Canadian tech raised $3.3 billion in 2017 as AI and FinTech stayed hot(BETAKIT)
Canadian companies raised $3.3 billion CAD across 333 deals in 2017.
Ask an Investor: How do I handle VCs at the end of their investment period?(BETAKIT)
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
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