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Top Stories of the Week
White Star Capital report finds Canadian VC deal size grew, deal volume decreased in 2019(BETAKIT)
The report found that Canadian venture capital invested in H1 2019 was equal to 60 percent of full-year 2018.
Car2Go to end North American service(BETAKIT)
“The decision to close North America was made based on two extremely complicated realities.”
How CDL-Rockies programming director Kari Gordon wants to boost Alberta tech(BETAKIT)
BetaKit spoke with Gordon about why she joined the accelerator, what she plans to do in the role, and her view on the region’s tech ecosystem.
Startup Milestones
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Vidyard receives $15M credit financing (Read here)
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General Fusion raises $85M Series E (Read here)
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Morphio raises $1M (Read here)
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Rally receives $750,000 (Read here)
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BreatheSuite closes $550,000 round (Read here)
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mCloud acquires Construction System Associates (Read here)
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Codota acquires TabNine (Read here)
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Rewardful acquires SalesCamp (Read here)
Must Reads
Alyssa Atkins: #BetaKit1on1(TWITTER)
Alyssa Atkins, founder & CEO of Lilia, shares the most common way a startup can die in this #BetaKit1on1.
Six social responsibility trends for tech companies in 2020(BETAKIT)
CSR, once reserved for established companies, is becoming more important at an earlier stage.
A cautionary tale of high valuations(BETAKIT)
Talent, delays, product-market fit – out of all these lurking threats, the one that founders have the most control over is company valuation.
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