A|I: The AI Times – Darth Vader belongs to AI now
Plus: Google Ventures shelves its algorithm.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Topping LinkedIn’s top startups list
Plus: Fidelity cuts Hootsuite, ApplyBoard valuations.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Celsius CEO resigns as new reporting points to withdrawal ahead of bankruptcy
Plus: Crypto lender Voyager to sell assets.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/2/22)
Plus: Canadian tech must embrace indigenous reconciliation.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Lumira starts hedge fund to target oversold public companies
Plus: Real Ventures swaps managing partners.
R|T: The Retail Times – Affirmed partnerships
Plus: Mexican unicorn gets $810M in debt financing.
A|I: The AI Times – Raptors analytics department puts a number on Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater
Plus: AI industry preps for new era of regulation.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta, Google quietly cut staff, Trulioo exits small biz
Plus: BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Competitive intensity
Plus: Amazon, Square launch BNPL in Canada.
Canadian startup news of the week (9/25/22)
Plus: New research surveys competitive intensity in Canada’s banking and payments sector.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Peloton co-founders resign amid company shakeup
Plus: Well Health crack into TSX30 amid sector downturn.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks to recruit, retain talent with new employee comp
Plus: SkipTheDishes cuts staff.
A|I: The AI Times – Exploring the city Google couldn’t buy
Plus: Protein industries secures $30 million, launches AI-focused co-investment program.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Adobe has $20 billion designs on Figma
Plus: Google to face $25 billion lawsuit.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Who is Changpeng Zhao, Canada’s crypto king?
Plus: Bolt’s $1.5 billion deal to buy Wyre dies.