A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman
Plus: TechBrew becomes 4AG with $17.5M Series A.
Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume
Plus: Why are there 100,000 fewer Canadian entrepreneurs?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Mednow announces restructuring and search for buyer
Plus: Public servant tells MPs federal chief technology officer lied about ArriveCan app.
InBC invests $29 million into 4AG Robotics, Clarius Mobile Health, Pender, Amplitude Ventures
These startups, VC firms align with InBC’s “triple bottom line approach.”
R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation
Plus: Inside Indigo’s plan to return to profitability.
Pathway raises $5 million in seed funding, opens free access to healthcare guidance platform
The healthtech startup also unveiled its “most advanced” AI assistant to date.
Float launches new high-yield product geared toward Canadian SMBs
As other FinTech firms pull back from SMBs, Float aims to help them navigate inflation challenges.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming
Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund.
Ambyint is repatriating its headquarters to Calgary after three years in Houston
Ambyint CEO says Alberta’s “strong tech ecosystem” fueled the move back to Canada.
BDC’s Thrive Lab announces 25 co-investment partners
$35 million envelope will target women-led businesses aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Slack has a new CEO, again
Plus: Google and Microsoft are fighting, again.
TSX-listed Q4 Inc. to go private with $257-million buyout by Sumeru Equity Partners
Q4 Inc. to join growing list of recent Canadian tech IPOs to change course.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups dominate Fast 50, former NYSE president in talks to reboot FTX
Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED.
SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time
Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature.
These three Fast 500 companies are hiring software engineers in Canada
The Fast 500 lists North America’s fastest growing tech companies… and many are hiring.