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Top Stories of the Week
Out of money, Wavefront shuts down(BETAKIT)
According to those familiar with the matter, the incubator and accelerator, which focused on supporting mobile and IoT technology companies, halted operations last Friday.
Newly launched BCF Ventures hopes to spur pre-seed investment in Canada(BETAKIT)
Montreal’s Founder Institute director Sergio Escobar will oversee the fund.
Highline BETA relaunches Female Funders angel investing program with NACO(BETAKIT)
Female Funders is partnering with the National Angel Capital Organization to develop an education plan for the Female Funders Angel Academy program.
Startup Milestones
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Primal secures $2.3 million to develop its semantic AI (Read here)
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Motorleaf raises $2.85 million to help greenhouses predict their harvest (Read here)
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#paid raises $9 million Series A to help you find influencers with AI (Read here)
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Waterloo’s Auvik Networks raises $20 million Series C (Read here)
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Wave announces payment integration with Microsoft (Read here)
Must Reads
Report: Canadian tech investment hits record $1.3 billion CAD in Q1 2018(BETAKIT)
Q1’s $1.28 billion funding amount is the largest seen since CB Insights began collecting MoneyTree data in 2012.
Ask an Investor: How do I maximize my time at conferences?(BETAKIT)
There are three general motivations for attending a conference – landing customers, impressing investors, and gaining accolades.
CanCon Podcast Ep. 115: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on Canadian swagger and enabling entrepreneurship
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