F|T: The FinTech Times – The inevitable arrest of SBF
Plus: Nesto raises $80 million series C.
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Canadian startup news of the week (12/18/22)
Plus: Kim Furlong talks VCCI & what comes next for Canadian venture.
R|T: The Retail Times – Michael Rubin’s Fanatics has $700 million for more acquisitions
Plus: GoBolt, Elastic Path, CommerceBear secure new funding.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Senior health initiative gets $47 million SIF investment
Plus: Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The end of an era at Slack
Plus: Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company.
A|I: The AI Times – ChatGPT: charming but flawed
Plus: Apple’s long rumoured self-driving car is pushed back.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Is CPPI out on crypto?
Plus: Plaid lays off 20%, Delphia makes acquisitions.
Canadian startup news of the week (12/11/22)
Plus: meet BC’s new innovation minister.
R|T: The Retail Times – Inside Shopify’s historic Black Friday-Cyber Monday
Plus: DoorDash cuts 1250 jobs.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Is this the solution to Ontario’s surgical backlog?
Plus: B.C. Medical Services Commission files court injunction against Telus Health.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside Mozilla’s bid to enter the metaverse
Plus: Applyboard lays off customer experience employees.
F|T: The FinTech Times – BlockFi bankruptcy, Buckzy takes the smart money, the Kraken is re-leashed
Plus: FTX collapse hits Gadze Finance.
Canadian startup news of the week (12/4/22)
Plus: The 50 “most investable” Canadian cleantech firms.
A|I: The AI Times – Turing tested: ChatGPT is craaaazy
Plus: Private AI secures $10.7 million.
R|T: The Retail Times – GoodGood shuts down down as funding tightens
Plus: Amazon India’s food delivery shuts down.