F|T: The FinTech Times – Block and PayPal cull staffers in latest tech layoffs
Plus: Koho wants a licence to compete.
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Koho wants to be the new bank on Bay Street
Plus: C100 CEO is out after less than two years in role.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – $135M CBIV fund, Femtech Canada put women’s health in the spotlight
Plus: Tech chases ‘Plan A’ as demand for male fertility services grows.
R|T: The Retail Times – How Shopify goes after enterprise brands
Plus: eBay and Flexport plan more staff cuts.
A|I: The AI Times – Ex-CPPIB chief wants to raise $500M USD AI growth fund
Plus: the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The “mother of all breaches” and more layoffs at Salesforce
Plus: The Vancouver startup partnering with Napster (in 2024).
Ecosystem insiders on what Canadian tech should expect in 2024
Plus: A big week for women’s health in tech.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS reportedly puts LifeLabs up for sale
Plus: PointClickCare’s acquisition spree continues with US healthtech company.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify has payments power over Amazon and a new $260M cheque into Flexport
Plus: GoDaddy launches payment processing and terminal in Canada.
A|I: The AI Times – Zuckerberg flexes Meta’s power on the AI market
Plus: Cohere investor Thomvest Ventures closes $250M fund.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – NowVertical’s boardroom drama spills into the public
Plus: 7shifts cuts 19 percent of staff in new layoffs to start 2024.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo and Pine backer Thomvest secures new $250M fund
Plus: Crypto is beanie babies, Coinbase says.
In snagging Kensington, AGF avoids the messy middle
Plus: Even more #CDNtech CEO turnover.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – This DeepMind spin-off wants to cut drug discovery times in half
Plus: Clinia secures $10 million and partnership with Telus Health.
R|T: The Retail Times – Rent the Runway decimates corporate workforce in new restructuring plan
Plus: How online shoppers fell back in love with the high street.