Layoffs spread to Clutch, Canada Drives as online auto marketplaces gear down
Clutch cut approximately 65 percent of its staff.
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Milk Moovement countersues US competitor Dairy LLC, alleges monopoly abuse over dairy intelligence industry
Relationship soured last year when Milk Moovement allegedly spilled Dairy’s “trade secrets.”
After navigating “major” changes to restaurant industry, Notch closes $13.7 million CAD to fuel pivot to FinTech
CEO: “When you have to pivot in COVID, that’s a challenging place to be.”
Volvo backs Waabi to accelerate driverless trucks commercialization
Waabi unveiled its self-driving product in November to gear up for road tests.
Hootsuite CEO Tom Keiser replaced amid third round of layoffs
The cuts mark Hootsuite’s third round of layoffs in the last six months.
Market intelligence startup Klue moves closer to all-in-one platform vision with DoubleCheck Research acquisition
DoubleCheck brings research insights into how companies win and lose deals.
What Xero learned after 15 years of building software for SMBs
Building for SMBs requires embracing “coopetition.”
CoinSmart rejects Coinsquare’s notice to terminate acquisition deal
CoinSmart claims Coinsquare’s acquisition about-face is “invalid and without merit.”
Vidyard sets sights on $1 billion in revenue as it bolsters go-to-market efforts
CEO says Vidyard considering M&A opportunities amid tech downturn.
Smart horticultural lighting provider Sollum closes $30 million CAD to expand library of ‘light recipes’
Sollum previously received government grants to support the production of greenhouse tomatoes, strawberries.
Vancouver PR firm Switchboard gets national support following Earnscliffe acquisition
Switchboard calls itself Western Canada’s first tech-focused PR firm.
Lightspeed to lay off 300 employees as it targets “profitable growth”
Lightspeed says layoffs aim to streamline operations, “unify” acquisitions.
NowVertical secures $7 million CAD credit facility, completes Acrotrend, Smartlytics acquisitions
NowVertical acquires more capital to fuel acquisition strategy.
UK autonomous vehicle company Oxbotica plans to expand Canadian presence following $140 million USD raise
Oxbotica plans to hire for up to 50 new roles in Toronto office.