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
F|T: The FinTech Times – Clearco continues EU expansion, Hopper continues FinTech expansion
Plus: How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters, and drug traffickers
Canadian startup news of the week (6/12/22)
Plus: The results are in for Tobi Lütke at Shopify.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The 🇨🇦 company taking the pain out of patient transfer
Plus: Quebec’s medical records database still only accessible via Internet Explorer.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify finds conflict minerals in its third-party manufactured components
Plus: Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark resigns.
A|I: The AI Times – Borealis’ ‘big leap forward’
Plus: AI Is New but Not Immune From Old Rules, Bank Regulators Say.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Sheryl Sandberg leans out
Plus: BC startups Kardium, HTEC, Kobalt, Symvivo receive cumulative $11.1 million from feds.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s FinTech super app is here
Plus: Pine comes out of stealth to build the “Wealthsimple for home buying”.
Canadian startup news of the week (6/5/22)
Plus: Shopify finds conflict minerals in its third-party manufactured components.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside Canada’s Indeed for doctors
Plus: MFine is not fine.
R|T: The Retail Times – “Ready-to-eat” gets funding fuel while grocery delivery grinds to a halt
Plus: Shopify takes heat from ISS over plan to give CEO more power.
A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada’s IP strategy paying off?
Plus: The alarmingly accurate face search engine anyone can use.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – VMwares for sale… sold!
Plus: Humi closes $31 million Series B.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto losses mount as Canadian companies join anti-money laundering standard
Plus: A third of Bolt’s staff checks out.