R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability
Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals.
HaiLa Technologies closes $14 million CAD strategic investment featuring Japanese manufacturer Murata Electronics
HaiLa says funding will fuel R&D for its IoT chips and solutions.
Buddybuild founder is back with new code-assist platform Unblocked
Amplify Partners, Slack founder Stewart Butterfield among Unblocked’s investors.
Quantum Industry Canada appoints Lisa Lambert as first-ever CEO following fed investment
Quantum Industry Canada received $1.4 million as part of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy in January.
A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival
Plus: Samsung to manufacture chips from AI chip startup Tenstorrent.
FluidAI Medical announces $15-million Series A for AI-driven postoperative monitor
Series A round comes almost exactly one year after rebranding from NERv Technology.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Cardata gears up with new funding, BlackBerry plots connected-car split
Plus: Qualtrics lets go of 780 workers.
Boston-based Haemonetics announces intent to acquire OpSens in healthtech deal worth $345 million CAD
OpSens said acquisition will provide the company with a global sales channel.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s open banking lead extends his term as delays continue
Plus: Clearco recapitalizes, WonderFi eyes Nasdaq.
Ecosystem fears SDTC funding gap, FinTechs rally against open banking delays
Plus: Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI.
Fivetran is hiring software engineers, VPs, and product managers for its data movement platform in Canada
The California-based SaaS firm is hiring remote and Toronto-based positions.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups
Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin.
Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system
Projects eligible for up to $800,000 over three years.
Rockwell Automation completes acquisition of Clearpath Robotics and its OTTO Motors division
Reportedly topping $600 million USD, the deal will keep the autonomous robotics startup in the Waterloo Region.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles
Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains.