F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin at the crypto cabana
Plus: Biggest Africa startup battles multiple allegations in IPO runup.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/14/22)
Plus: Framework Venture Partners secures $100 million USD first close for second fund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – How long term care in hospitals could become obsolete
Plus: 10x Genomics lays off approximately 100 employees.
R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed posts gains, Shopify invests
Plus: D2C startups not immune to downturn as Article, Mejuri make staff cuts.
A|I: The AI Times – Behind the push to call AI sentient
Plus: Meta’s chatbot won’t stop talking about itself.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside this week’s massive BC tech exit
Plus: Layoffs across SaaS startups pile up.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple’s growth stalls, Robinhood’s retail investors flee
Plus: Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/7/22)
Plus: Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Making your baby cry… for science
Plus: Could the Theranos that was promised come from Sudbury?
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s bet didn’t pay off
Plus: Has the scooter boom finally gone bust?
A|I: The AI Times – DeepMind cracks biology’s biggest problem
Plus: Google Is Selling Advanced AI to Israel, Documents Reveal.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft stays rosy, Meta drops
Plus: Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup to take on Evernote.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Clearco, Coinsquare cut staff as Portage launches new late-stage fund
Plus: Caisse needs to explain its risky bet on crypto lender Celsius.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/1/22)
Plus: Our podcast was nominated for an award.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Amazon is buying into primary care with One Medical acquisition
Plus: Digital health investment is just cooling off after a scorching year.