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.
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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.
A|I: The AI Times – Inside Apple’s struggle to build a self-driving car
Plus: Tesla AI leader Andrej Karpathy announces he’s leaving the company.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft layoffs, Google hiring slowdown, Uber broke laws
Plus: Uber sued by more than 500 female passengers over sexual assault complaints.
F|T: The FinTech Times – A Caisse of bankruptcy
Plus: Stripe cuts internal valuation by 28 percent.
Canadian startup news of the week (7/17/22)
Plus: Meet Startup Atlantic.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Theranos exec Sunny Balwani found guilty of fraud
Plus: Medical billing startup Cedar cuts 24% of workforce as market constricts.