Canadian startup news of the week (8/7/22)
Plus: Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups.
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Making your baby cry… for science
Plus: Could the Theranos that was promised come from Sudbury?
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s bet didn’t pay off
Plus: Has the scooter boom finally gone bust?
A|I: The AI Times – DeepMind cracks biology’s biggest problem
Plus: Google Is Selling Advanced AI to Israel, Documents Reveal.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft stays rosy, Meta drops
Plus: Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup to take on Evernote.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Clearco, Coinsquare cut staff as Portage launches new late-stage fund
Plus: Caisse needs to explain its risky bet on crypto lender Celsius.
Canadian startup news of the week (8/1/22)
Plus: Our podcast was nominated for an award.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Amazon is buying into primary care with One Medical acquisition
Plus: Digital health investment is just cooling off after a scorching year.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify presses play on YouTube, Lightspeed pairs well with OpenTable
Plus: Unreserved files $25 million lawsuit against real estate associations.
A|I: The AI Times – A giant wave of machine-learning acquisitions
Plus: Stradigi.ai says it’s still alive.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Introhive cuts staff, Contentsquare goes mammoth
Plus: Netflix coming to Vancouver with new acquisition.
F|T: The FinTech Times – The bottom fell out of Canadian FinTech
Plus: Former Coinbase manager arrested for insider trading.
Canadian startup news of the week (7/24/22)
Plus: Shopify presses play on YouTube, Lightspeed pairs well with OpenTable.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare valuation tops $5 billion USD
Plus: Peloton competitor Tonal cuts 35% of workforce.
R|T: The Retail Times – Inside Amazon’s strategy to shield its profits from Canadian taxes
Plus: Shopify completes acquisition of Deliverr.