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Top Stories of the Week
Lyft confirms Toronto expansion by end of year(BETAKIT)
The company operates in 300 American cities, and this is its first expansion outside the US.
To #MoveTheDial, tech needs more women on boards(BETAKIT)
More women executives lead to more women on boards lead to more women founders lead to moving the dial.
Bait-and-switch of a Canadian dream(BETAKIT)
“While we are panicking about the so-called skills gap, we are squandering a highly trained and ready-to-work labour pool.”
Startup Milestones
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Viviplan receives $65,000 from BMO-DMZ FinTech accelerator Demo Day (Read here)
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After $4.5 million seed round, Adeptmind launches to help retailers with accurate online search (Read here)
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With a $5 million Series A, Nudge Rewards wants to gamify employee performance across North America (Read here)
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Calgary-based chata.ai raises $2.5 million to debut assistant for accountants (Read here)
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Element AI launches $57 million AI fund with SK Telecom, Hyundai (Read here)
Must Reads
Canada’s strong AI talent could attract more corporate VC funding
PwC’s Michael Dingle explains what a rise in corporate venture funding means for the Canadian startup ecosystem.
Ask an Investor: Should I hire someone to raise funding for me?
A guide for founders thinking about hiring an agent to help them connect with VCs.
CanCon Podcast Ep. 94: New Amazon tech + killer AI petitions
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