R|T: The Retail Times – Clutch, StockX, Weee! cut staff, WanderJaunt closes, Enjoy files for bankruptcy
Plus: Tablz closes $3.2 million CAD to bring premium seating to the restaurant industry.
A|I: The AI Times – Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever
Plus: Tesla is cutting about 200 Autopilot jobs.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Byju’s, Tencent, ByteDance hit with layoffs
Plus: Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna and Stripe’s valuations drop, Three Arrows in free-fall
Plus: Coinbase providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE.
Canadian startup news of the week (7/3/22)
Plus: Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Startups providing abortion access seeking funding
Plus: DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition.
R|T: The Retail Times – Market downturn hits Ritual, Bonsai, Sonder
Plus: Amazon is running out of people to hire.
A|I: The AI Times – Pan-Canadian AI strategy, part two
Plus: Stradigi AI lays off no less than 50 employees.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password’s CEO isn’t worried about Apple
Plus: ApplyBoard CEO says market downturn isn’t slowing down international expansion or IPO plans.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto abandons Collision
Plus: Jeeves launches venture capital alternative for startups.
Canadian startup news of the week (6/26/22)
Plus: Faire, ApplyBoard, 1Password says downturn won’t slow growth.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Changing how doctors get paid
Plus: Teladoc Health faces class action lawsuit alleging it misled investors.
R|T: The Retail Times – The results are in for Tobi Lütke at Shopify
Plus: Amazon’s Consumer Chief Dave Clark joins supply chain startup Flexport as CEO.
A|I: The AI Times – Meta shakes up AI unit
Plus: ‘AI’ Shopping Startup Exaggerated Tech Capabilities to Potential Investors.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Bessemer says centaurs are cool now, Clio agrees
Plus: 1Password adds Shopify alum Erin Zipes as chief legal officer, doubling C-suite over past year