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Top Stories of the Week
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2020(BETAKIT)
Grow founder Kevin Sandhu shares his annual list of Canadian tech companies that will make significant strides in 2020.
Mastercard commits $510 million for new global cybersecurity centre in Vancouver(BETAKIT)
Called the Intelligence and Cyber Centre, the space is Mastercard’s sixth global technology centre and its first in Canada.
Round13 surpasses $325 million in capital under management with launch of two new funds(BETAKIT)
Round13 has announced two new funds, bringing the Canadian venture firm to over $325 million in capital under management.
Toronto startup Nudge.ai is shutting down(BETAKIT)
Speaking to BetaKit, Teshima attributed the decision to shutter the business to a “combination of things” that led to “a challenging next raise and next option.”
Wealthsimple for Advisors to be acquired by Purpose Advisor Solutions(BETAKIT)
The acquisition has yet to close and the purchase price is not currently being disclosed.
Turo, TradeRev headline first 2020 AutoTech meetup on Feb 6th(BETAKIT)
BetaKit and TradeRev are happy to announce the first AutoTech meetup of 2020.
Startup Milestones
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Aquatic Informatics raises $8M debt financing (Read here)
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Commerce.js raises $2.2M (Read here)
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Insurtech Simply Benefits raises $1M (Read here)
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Communo raises $3.3M seed round (Read here)
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Bonsai raises $4M (Read here)
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Concrete Ventures Fund reaches $18M (Read here)
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Unito raises $10.5M (Read here)
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ToursByLocals raises $43M (Read here)
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Tealbook raises $6.53M “seed plus” round (Read here)
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Canalyst raises $20M Series B (Read here)
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ArcTern Ventures’ Fund II reaches $200M (Read here)
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SIX SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TRENDS FOR TECH COMPANIES IN 2020(BETAKIT)
CSR, once reserved for established companies, is becoming more important at an earlier stage.
FOUR PREDICTIONS FOR CANADIAN TECH HIRING IN 2020(BETAKIT)
More and more, investors are pushing tech companies to set up shop in Toronto, Vancouver, and plenty of places in-between
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