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Top Stories of the Week
Announcing the 2017 Spotlight Awards winners(BETAKIT)
This year features 13 companies that have achieved the unicorn or centurion milestone.
Yes, men and women are wired differently. This is why we must work for equality in STEM(BETAKIT)
“We need to stop looking at the issue of women in STEM as quota-filling.” Jennifer Flanagan’s response to a Globe and Mail op-ed.
Report: Canada is top choice for US tech workers considering relocation due to Trump Administration(BETAKIT)
Germany and Australia were also at the top of the list.
Here’s a framework for surveying diversity in your tech company(BETAKIT)
The framework lists best practices for building an internal survey, like conducting the survey anonymously and breaking down demographics by a variety of factors.
Startup Milestones
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Auvik Networks raises $15 million Series B to help small businesses build IT networks (Read here)
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Voices.com acquires talent management platform Voicebank.net (Read here)
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TickSmith raises $2 million to commercialize financial data analytics platform (Read here)
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FutureVault appoints former YEXT executive as CRO (Read here)
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Vancouver-based cognitiveVR, Halifax-based Imposium selected to join Verizon Ventures’ Media Tech Venture Studio (Read here)
Must Reads
#BetaKit1on1: Marie Chevrier’s advice to young entrepreneurs: go for it(BETAKIT)
In this #BetaKit1on1 (powered by PwC Tech), Sampler CEO and founder Marie Chevrier tells young entrepreneurs to just go for it.
Ask an Investor: What are the best alternatives to venture capital?(BETAKIT)
An informed decision on whether or not to seek venture capital must also involve weighing your alternatives.
CanCon Podcast Ep. 80: Canadian streaming complications + Google’s diversity problem
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