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Top Stories of the Week
Canadian tech leaders sign #weneedboth pledge asking women to advocate for men on diversity panels(BETAKIT)
#weneedboth is asking women to pledge to advocate for men on diversity panels. There’s some backlash.
TribalScale launches $100 million Venture Studios program to co-create AI and blockchain startups(BETAKIT)
The company is donating five percent of profits to Move The Dial and the Upside Foundation.
Report ranks Canada third in top 10 startup ecosystems worldwide(BETAKIT)
The report ranks 954 cities and 125 countries around the world.
Startup Milestones
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Halifax-based Appili Therapeutics raises $4.3 million to develop solutions for antibiotic resistance (Read here)
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Coinsquare announces $30 million in funding, new executive hires (Read here)
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iComplyICO raises angel investment from Uber founding team member (Read here)
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Hardbacon launches iOS app (Read here)
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Jiffy on Demand launches in the US (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 prepare for my first board meeting?(BETAKIT)
Most companies call board meetings every three months. They typically last two to three hours.
CanCon Podcast Ep. 103: Shaw sours, Zuckerberg’s guilt cleanse + diversity (for white women)
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