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Top Stories of the Week
Following Wattpad acquisition, CEO Allen Lau says "I'm not done yet"(BETAKIT)
BetaKit was first to confirm reports of Wattpad’s pending acquisition by South Korean internet company Naver Corp. for $754 million CAD ($600 million USD). CEO Allen Lau told BetaKit the deal will not slow down plans to make Wattpad a global entertainment giant.
DMZ returns to early-stage focus as hub eliminates "crown jewel" accelerator program(BETAKIT)
“It became pretty obvious for us that the space was getting pretty busy in terms of how many accelerator programs existed.”
NGen Supercluster nears two-thirds of $230 million budget committed with new COVID-19 supply projects(BETAKIT)
To date, NGen has approved investments of $148 million in 62 projects.
Pandemic, floorspace expansion delay opening of Toronto's Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship until 2022(BETAKIT)
Toronto Centre city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam told BetaKit the ICIE has been delayed for three reasons.
Latest Funding, Acquisitions, and Layoffs
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Hopeful raises $400,000 (Read here)
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Rewind closes $19M Series A round (Read here)
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Bold Commerce raises $35M Series B (Read here)
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Think Research set to acquire MDBriefcase (Read here)
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Fintech Cadence acquires Innovate Financial Health (Read here)
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Autozen raises $4.2M (Read here)
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Paystone secures $69M (Read here)
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Eli raises $1.9M in seed funding (Read here)
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Wishpond Technologies looks to acquire PersistIQ (Read here)
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In Fidem acquired by Atos (Read here)
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Tier1 Financial Solutions acquires Alessa (Read here)
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ScreenScape Networks acquired by Spectrio (Read here)
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Beyond Medical Technologies set to acquire Kayan Health (Read here)
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ZGM Modern Marketing Partners acquires Paper Leaf (Read here)
RECOMMENDED BY HOCKEYSTICK
Why San Francisco-based VC Hustle Fund Is Betting Big on Canada
“At Hustle Fund, we’re convinced that Canada is positioned well to produce some of the largest, category-defining companies on the planet. We’re eager to fund these companies, and excited to partner with Hockeystick to identify these opportunities!” – Eric Bahn (General Partner)
Since launch, Hockeystick has made over 6000 funder recommendations to Canadian startups. Learn how startups are using technology to meet funders around the world.
SHOPIFY’S DEPLATFORMING POLICY(BETAKIT)
Canada’s most valuable company just booted the outgoing US leader off of its platform. Let’s talk about why, how, and if something similar could happen to them, too.
PANDEMIC (YEAR TWO) ACTION PLAN(BETAKIT)
So what to do about pandemic year two? Once again we turn to Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale of Raw Signal Group, a business management consultancy, for advice.
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