A|I: The AI Times – Nvidia rides the AI wave to a $2-trillion valuation
Plus: Yoshua Bengio calls for deepfake regulations.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Reddit’s power users will get first dibs on its IPO
Plus: Golden Ventures talks success in closing fifth seed-stage VC fund.
Four Canadian companies selected to Comcast SportsTech Accelerator
Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.
F|T: The FinTech Times – BC court upholds ban on crypto mining, Sequoia backpedals Klarna ousting
Plus: Capital One’s blockbuster acquisition to protect itself from FinTech.
Helika closes $10.8-million CAD Series A for Web3 gaming analytics platform
Following success in North America and Europe, Helika wants to expand to the Asia-Pacific market.
As crypto market bounces back, Balance reachieves $2 billion in assets under custody
Balance relocated its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary at the end of January.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Healwell CEO dishes on evolution from clinics to AI
Plus: Newfoundland wants to be a biotech hub.
R|T: The Retail Times – Dax Dasilva returns as Lightspeed CEO, Shopify drops on strong earnings
Plus: Investors fooled by Lyft typo.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI debuts Sora, a hyper-realistic text-to-video generator
Plus: How Vector Institute is reversing Canada’s AI brain drain.
Y Combinator and Yoshua Bengio-backed Armilla AI secures $6 million CAD in new funding
Armilla says its AI model warranty could have covered Air Canada’s chatbot snafu.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Prodigy’s got a new plan, a new CFO, and a leaner team to boost growth
Plus: It’s getting (slightly) easier to sell software.
1Password acquires Boston-based device security platform Kolide
Following the deal, CEO Jeff Shiner said 1Password expects to add 250 new positions in 2024.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Float expands with $50M debt financing from SVB
Plus: What a crumbling Brex says about the FinTech sector.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Beleaguered 23andMe weighs splitting
Plus: Amazon makes cuts in healthcare units.
ZayZoon, Symend, Peggy named to CIX’s top early-stage, growth startup lists
This is the first edition of the lists since Elevate acquired CIX in September 2023.