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Top Stories of the Week
How WeWork plans to connect Vancouver, Portland, and Seattle to compete with the Valley(BETAKIT)
WeWork wants to be the connective tissue for the Cascadia Innovation Corridor.
#MovetheDial founder Jodi Kovitz joins Toronto mayor John Tory’s re-election committee(BETAKIT)
Kovitz joins former Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Growth,Brad Duguid on the committee.
Credit Karma continues Canadian expansion with launch of mobile app(BETAKIT)
The company expanded into Canada in November 2016, and has since established over 1.5 million users.
Startup Milestones
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Electrobac raises $1 million for smart electronic recycling bin (Read here)
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Eyesover receives $200,000 from NBIF for AI that analyzes public opinion (Read here)
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Goose raises $2.25 million seed round for travel medical insurance app (Read here)
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FashionTech Toronto partners with UK’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise (Read here)
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Newton raising conditional $15 million round with DV Trading (Read here)
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Sampler appoints Jonathan Penn as VP of sales (Read here)
Must Reads
Calgary converting economic downturn into tech opportunity(BETAKIT)
For the first time ever, Calgary was a top five Canadian tech market by deal volume in Q2 2018.
Ask an Investor: How should I handle VC rejection?(BETAKIT)
Your reaction to a VC pass can build or erode your reputation.
Tech productivity tips that actually work (CanCon ep. 128)
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