Canadian startup news of the week (02/19/18)

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Top Stories of the Week

Federal gov’t announces winning supercluster proposals(BETAKIT)

The government hopes the superclusters will grow Canada’s economy by $50 billion over the next 10 years.


Startups launch APM program, bringing Valley model to Canadian product managers(BETAKIT)

The program will take a small group of 12 to 15 candidates through six months of vocational placement.


Canadian Securities Exchange building blockchain-based platform for securities clearing and settlement(BETAKIT)

“The Canadian Securities Exchange expects to be the first recognized exchange in Canada to introduce a fully developed blockchain platform for trading, clearing and settling tokenized securities,” said Richard Carleton, CEO of the CSE.


Startup Milestones

  • Ratio.City receives $100,000 from Communitech Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition (Read here)

  • Unsplash raises $6.25 million Series A, will top up with $1 million SimpleTokens (Read here)

  • Dialogue raises $12 million to push employee healthcare service across Canada (Read here)

  • Loopio raises $11 million CAD to help enterprises streamline the RFP process (Read here)

  • Frank And Oak raises $20 million to invest in personalized shopping features (Read here)

  • Lyft plans expansion to Ottawa (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: Should I prioritize pitching US investors over Canadians?(BETAKIT)

“These experienced investors are highly valuable in differentiated ways, but they’re not uniquely American traits.”


CanCon Podcast Ep. 104: #weneedboth, but not like this

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Amira Zubairi

Amira Zubairi is a staff writer and content creator at BetaKit with a strong interest in Canadian startup, business, and legal tech news. In her free time, Amira indulges in baking desserts, working out, and watching legal shows.

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