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Top Stories of the Week
Hubba adds former Amazon lead as CTO(BETAKIT)
Hubba CEO Ben Zifkin said Desh Singh will help in two ways: optimizing Hubba’s data, and building an engineering culture that can scale.
With $4.75 million in funding, thisopenspace team launches retail pop-up brand Uppercase(BETAKIT)
Uppercase helps online brands expand into physical retail.
Kira Systems receives $65 million CAD investment from New York’s Insight Venture Partners(BETAKIT)
Kira Systems’ platform uses machine learning to automate contract analysis for law firms.
Often overlooked, Québec City’s tech is “punching above its weight”(BETAKIT)
“The province of Québec has been, over the last few years, right in the middle of some tech developments in specific sectors.”
Startup Milestones
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Fine jewelry ecommerce startup Mejuri raises $5 million to open physical stores (Read here)
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Skritswap raises $657,000 CAD pre-seed round to eliminate jargon (Read here)
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EnergyX Solutions raises $1.3 million for US expansion (Read here)
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Second Closet raises $2.04 million, plans Vancouver expansion (Read here)
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Flexiti closes $80 million mezzanine debt facility (Read here)
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Mojio partners with MetroPCS to power its connected car solution (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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