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The best stories of the week
OneEleven alumni pass US $ 2 billion crowdfunding milestone
“We have the ability to tap into a really amazing and high performing alumni community,” said Matthieu lombardi, Managing Director of OneEleven.
Neo Financial obtains C $ 64 million led by Valar Ventures, backed by Peter Thiel
The three-year-old startup closed a C $ 64 million Series B funding round this summer led by Valar Ventures, backed by Peter Thiel, who also led Neo A Series funding.
Techstars Toronto Calls On Second Cohort As Early Stage Accelerator Grows
While the program has traditionally accepted companies from outside of Canada, most Spring 2021 Toronto Techstars cohort companies have been founded in other countries.
What Juno Learned From Offering Bootcamp Student Revenue Sharing Agreements
Juno Founder and CEO Heather Payne shares her experience building her Bootcamp and offering journey Revenue sharing agreements (ISA) for students.
Panache Ventures acquires Commonwealth Ventures and launches Fund II
Earlier this year, Dooly lifted a 80 million US dollars Round of series B and Botpress, which obtained $ 15 million in Series A funding earlier this year, both backed by investors in Silicon Valley.
Shopify Grows 846% Over Three Years, Ranks Second in 2021 TSX30 Rankings
Shopify announcement its very first quarter of $ 1 billion in sales in July.
Radical Ventures Expands Management Team and Adds Partner in San Francisco
The company’s portfolio includes standalone start-up Waabi, which emerged from stealth in June with more than $ 100 million CAD in initial capital.
Latest financings, acquisitions and layoffs
How technology can promote a collaborative, patient-centered approach to healthcare
“Innovation is not just a question of technology. It is the mechanism by which you organize and sequence the way you deliver health care and how to truly understand the patient-physician relationship.
In an interview with BetaKit, Saleema Khimji, Chief Innovation Officer at MCI Onehealth, explained how the current siled ecosystem of researchers, governments and private sector companies can fail patients – and why a new model centered collaborative patient-based needs technology to thrive.
HOW FELIX & PAUL WON AN EMMY SHOOTING VR ON THE ISS
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is the largest production ever to be filmed in space.
ELECTORAL PROPAGANDA
CCI CEO Benjamin Bergen joins us as we walk through the tech platforms of major political parties (and what they’re missing) ahead of the federal election.
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