Frontier Collective to launch flagship summit for metaverse and Web3 leaders
Frontier wants to bring leaders from Adobe, LG, Microsoft to Vancouver.
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Clearco cuts a quarter of staff amid “significant headwinds”
Clearco called the cuts “necessary” and “prudent.”
From seed to fork: building better food systems through impact investing
Sustainable food is about access and environmental impact.
Advertising tech startup Polar secures funding from Fort Point Capital, rebrands to Nova
Nova president: Polar pioneered the social display space.
BC securities regulator alleges Blok Technologies, former execs misrepresented share sale in 2018
BCSC claims Blok violated the Securities Act.
The Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund calls for new projects in order to dole out $40 million
The WES Ecosystem Fund has invested $100 million in 52 projects.
Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage FinTech fund, aims to raise up to $1 billion USD
Amid downturn, Portage sees chance to fund FinTech firms reluctant to take valuation hit.
Four Canadian companies selected for inaugural CB Insights Advanced Manufacturing 50 list
BenchSci, Vention among Canadian startups in the list.
Stadium Live scores $12.8 million CAD Series A to engage Gen Z sports fans
Stadium Live aims to build the “spatial version of Discord.”
Fable raises $8.4 million CAD Series A to fuel move beyond tableware
Fable wants to sell “all the little items … that make a house a home.”
Nova Scotia government consolidates Innovacorp, Nova Scotia Business Inc
Nova Scotia says the changes address issues of overlapping mandates, duplicate operations, outdated legislation.
Coinsquare lays off 24 percent of staff amid turbulent crypto market, shifted focus to regulation
The cuts follow hiring sprees that took place across the crypto space last year.
ProcedureFlow closes $11.8 million to scale knowledge management software globally
ProcedureFlow’s client base includes Blue Cross, Nova Scotia Power.
General Fusion picked for fusion power plant projects with US Department of Energy
General Fusion awarded funding from DoE to work with American national labs.
Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
The results come one day after a 10 percent, company-wide reduction in staff.