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Top Stories of the Week
Portag3 raises $198 million for second fund(BETAKIT)
Power Financial, IGM Financial, and Great-West Lifeco. are returning as anchor investors in this fund.
Good AI Capital opens Montreal office to support its $40 million USD fund(BETAKIT)
The new office will be focused on investing in early-stage AI companies.
OpenText acquiring Georgia-based Liaison for $310 million(BETAKIT)
OpenText said the acquisition would help it target sectors like life sciences and healthcare.
InteraXon launches Muse 2 for a more holistic meditation experience(BETAKIT)
With the Muse 2, InteraXon believes it can deliver on the promise of its original brain-sensing headband for a wider range of people.
Startup Milestones
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Canadian-founded Circle Medical raises $3.5 million (Read here)
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CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $19 million CAD (Read here)
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Home maintenance startup Setter raises $10 million (Read here)
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General Fusion raises $49.3 million to develop clean alternative for power generation (Read here)
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theScore raising $8.5 million through private placement (Read here)
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Digital health platform Think Research raises $25 million (Read here)
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Validere raises $7 million to help oil and gas companies track product quality (Read here)
Must Reads
Report: Canadian VC activity falls for second straight quarter in Q3 2018(BETAKIT)
Looking back over eight quarters, Q3 2018 is the only quarter where VC activity in Canada didn’t increase year-over-year.
Ask an Investor: How do I conduct an exit interview?(BETAKIT)
As CEO, you should conduct exit interviews with every employee who’s leaving your firm.
Can Canada compete globally in food tech? | CanCon ep. 133
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