Operto raises $15.3 million CAD to help hosts manage short-term rentals, hotels
Operto is eyeing international expansion and new verticals like hotels.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse
Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s widening end zone
Plus: Checking in with BC’s SaaS Unicorns.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/21/22)
Plus: Allen Lau drafts a new plan for Wattpad.
Roach Capital closes $6.4 million CAD for first fund from prominent VCs, Shopify execs
Golden Ventures and partners from Tiger Global and Garage Capital also invested in the Shopify alum-led fund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian biotech leader Clarissa Desjardins secures the bag
Plus: Peloton is cutting 20 percent of workforce as CEO steps down.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s strategic investment to solve this supply chain mess
Plus: Massive “coffeetech” investments are giving startups a jolt.
Shopify shares drop following decelerated revenue growth, lowered guidance in Q4 2021
Shopify’s share price has dropped 18 percent following market open.
Alongside closes $8 million Series A to merge its HR tools with CareerBeacon’s jobs site
Alongside used some of the funding to acquire CareerBeacon in December.
Properly begins Canadian expansion with move into Vancouver, Fraser Valley
CEO says Vancouver is a “great hub” to begin serving Western Canada.
A|I: The AI Times – Raquel Urtasun’s autonomous vehicle revolution
Plus: Toronto tech institute tracking long COVID with AI.
Cohere closes $125 million USD Series B round led by Tiger Global
Cohere plans to open new Palo Alto office led by Apple alum.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 7shifts staffs up
Plus: Acquirers are circling Zendesk.
Following recent merger, Startup Montréal announces program to spur late-stage growth
The Government of Québec has committed $6.5 million to the program.
Former Wattpad employees close $300,000 to build relationship improvement app Couply
Couply’s investors include Wattpad co-founder Ivan Yuen, Shopify employees.