Canadian startup news of the week (5/28/23)
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify touts checkout conversion rates, ranks merchants
Plus: Lightspeed Commerce recovers from tough third quarter.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data
Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this Canadian city should become a hub for AI
Plus: ServiceNow commits $1 billion to AI-based enterprise startups.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password launches passkeys for businesses
Plus: Tehama returns as management buys out of bankruptcy.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/22/23)
Plus: Sam Altman says this Canadian city should be the next AI hub.
F|T: The FinTech Times – PayPal spent $1 billion on Xoom, now facing pressure to sell
Plus: Wealthsimple ups user insurance limit.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies
Plus: FDA commissioner: “hard to catch up” on regulating digital health.
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba logistics arm eyes up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO
Plus: Attabotics sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire.
A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time
Plus: Bessemer and SoftBank bet big on AI.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance set to leave Canada in face of new regulation
Plus: Float launches a new corporate card on back of new growth.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Absolute Software sold to Crosspoint for $657 million
Plus: Hopper to power Uber’s expansion into flight bookings.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/14/23)
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telehealth giant Amwell posts nearly $400M loss in Q1
Plus: Peloton shares plunge after company reports wider-than-expected loss.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet
Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba.