2020 Year in Review

This has been a year like no other.. Here’s what kept our team going in 2020:

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GROWTH AND RECOGNITION

Fast Company award for the team. Highline Beta was selected as one of the Best Workplaces for Innovators by Fast Company, alongside Shopify and RBC Ventures.
Investments! We have made several investments this year (some we haven’t yet announced!) Highline Beta invested in ChargeLab, EV charging infrastructure for everyone, and in Aifred Health to support its mission of improving clinical decision making for mental health. Our portfolio company Relay, which secured US$3M in funding from Fortune-500 American Family Insurance, Highline Beta, NFP Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures this year, was selected for 2020 InsurTech100. Another portfolio company Mosellehas rounded off the year as a winner of the Emerging Lending Platform of the Year by the Canadian Lenders Association.
Team. We continued to grow, and have welcomed new team members to Highline Beta, including Andrea Poptsis joined Highline Beta as VP Operations and Finance and Sebastian Boisjoly joined Highline Beta as Executive Director, Montreal.

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CASE STUDIES

AB InBev: Creating a sustainable future with AB InBev through corporate-startup collaboration
American Family: How American Family Insurance partnered with Highline Beta to build Relay Platform
Aviva Canada: How MicroTraffic leveraged Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator to launch a national road safety pilot
Venture Studio: Building Moselle: A Story of Startup Co-Creation
The Brief History of Relay Platform: From deep dive with AmFam to spinning out and closing $3M in funding

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ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS

Intuit Canada launched the Intuit Prosperity Accelerator with Highline Beta to power future-forward financial prosperity for Canadians and announced the inaugural cohort
Highline Beta and Aviva Canada announced the inaugural Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator startups
Safe x Connected Cities launched in partnership with Aviva Canada, focused on road safety is now accepting applications for the second cohort.
100+ Accelerator hit another milestone, with 13 startups in its second cohort. Read about AB InBev’s 100+ Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN THE TIMES OF COVID

Don’t Panic. Highline Beta’s 7 recommendations for startups on what to do in this COVID-19 crisis
Crisis Manifesto: How retail will change post-Coronavirus report
Crisis Manifesto: How Insurance Will Change Post-COVID
Crisis Manifesto: Innovation Opportunities in Payments post-COVID
State of Innovation survey | Innovation Leader: Stormy seas, but a continued commitment to innovation

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TOP POSTS

Making Corporate and Startup Collaboration Work: 5 suggestions to accelerate new business partnerships
How to manage an innovation portfolio with ZX Ventures
How Citi is creating seamless customer experiences
Innovation in Payments interview series with RBC, Interac, Revolut, our portfolio company BanQu, Dr. Bill, Bidali, and Sensibill
Work remotely, stay productive: 7 useful tools for remote work
Starting a new role in the time of COVID-19
How do startups and big companies work together? On the Origin and Evolution of Highline Beta

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IN THE NEWS

Fast Company | Best Workplaces for Innovators
CBC News | Highline Beta Grows Into Quebec
Finance et Investissement | Highline Beta ouvre un bureau à Montréal
BetaKit | Pilots Over Pitches: How To Accelerate Growth Through Corporate-startup Collaboration
BetaKit | Out-collaborate Your Competition: The Growth Formula For Fintechs
Toronto Star | Six things Canadian corporations should be doing to help startups thrive
Innovation Leader | Three Common Pitfalls When Building New Ventures Within a Large Company
Forbes | Brands Must Step Up And Support Small Businesses During Crisis Recovery

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