{"id":75530,"date":"2018-03-29T19:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T02:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75530"},"modified":"2018-03-29T20:12:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T03:12:27","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-mar-29-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-mar-29-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup \u2013 Mar 29, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75530\" class=\"elementor elementor-75530 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f7cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f7cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01bb2bf\" data-id=\"01bb2bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb9b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb9b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The state of the Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem in Canada, how to innovate in your organization, Open Angel, Hootsuite and WeWork are all featured in this week&#8217;s Tech Roundup. Get up to date on all the latest tech news with our weekly #TechThursdays!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29918fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29918fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7251739\" data-id=\"7251739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abc6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9abc6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Techstars Amplifies Montreal\u2019s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem<\/h3><p class=\"contained\" dir=\"ltr\">Montreal is the capital of Artificial Intelligence in Canada, boasting one of the largest AI academic communities in the world. It\u2019s no wonder why Techstars is opening its third Canadian mentorship-driven accelerator in Montreal: Techstars Montreal AI Accelerator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ff6e2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25ff6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techstars.com\/content\/accelerators\/techstars-amplifies-montreals-burgeoning-ai-ecosystem\/?utm_campaign=Startup%20Programs%20Newsletters%20&#038;utm_source=hs_email&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=61534582&#038;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9WjTVAUjm7xNWIQIX2rQ3NHpxhFZKs3ZeagDcvfLGVu9HWoAnAd9iBYcICPd3aXKnkxGFlWV8iBN8lL23FZHa0aLoQ1w&#038;_hsmi=61534582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e04054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e04054\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed6daf9\" data-id=\"ed6daf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4900871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-hed\">2. Know Your Customers\u2019 \u201cJobs to Be Done\u201d<\/h3><p class=\"contained\" dir=\"ltr\">For as long as we can remember, innovation has been a top priority\u2014and a top frustration\u2014for leaders. In a recent McKinsey poll, 84% of global executives reported that innovation was extremely important to their growth strategies, but a staggering 94% were dissatisfied with their organizations\u2019 innovation performance. Most people would agree that the vast majority of innovations fall far short of ambitions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7572a2c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7572a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/09\/know-your-customers-jobs-to-be-done\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f435215 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f435215\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6759518\" data-id=\"6759518\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e12c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e12c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"a714\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\" data-scroll=\"native\">3. Open Angel\u00a0Reboot<\/h3><p class=\"contained\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple of weeks ago we sent out an email to our members and angel investors letting them know that the February 2018 Open Angel investment dinner would be the last one. We opened the doors and invited everyone to attend, including many previous presenting companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557762e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"557762e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/open-angel\/open-angel-reboot-e993daaa48e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb70843 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb70843\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0b941\" data-id=\"ca0b941\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f34a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title single-title\">4. Hootsuite Raises 65 million from CIBC Innovation Banking<\/h3><p>Hootsuite has raised a $65 million from CIBC Innovation Banking. The financing, raised by a financing agreeement, will help Hootsuite expand in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It\u2019s also working to further verticalize its platform for industries like financial services, government and healthcare, and double down on its ecosystem through existing and new strategic partnerships and integrations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82f8da elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f82f8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/betakit.com\/hootsuite-raises-65-million-from-cibc-innovation-banking\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e77b67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e77b67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5cdf\" data-id=\"bfe5cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0571352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0571352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5. WeWork is Aiming to Open 20 Locations in Toronto by 2020<\/h3><p>A city with booming business will often find itself with a high demand for working space.<\/p><p>WeWork is looking to supply that demand with more locations in Toronto\u201418 more, to be exact.<\/p><p>The co-working company is planning to have 20 total WeWork locations in Toronto by the end of 2020 according to reports. 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