H|T: The Healthtech Times – Startups providing abortion access seeking funding
Plus: DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition.
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R|T: The Retail Times – Market downturn hits Ritual, Bonsai, Sonder
Plus: Amazon is running out of people to hire.
A|I: The AI Times – Pan-Canadian AI strategy, part two
Plus: Stradigi AI lays off no less than 50 employees.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password’s CEO isn’t worried about Apple
Plus: ApplyBoard CEO says market downturn isn’t slowing down international expansion or IPO plans.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto abandons Collision
Plus: Jeeves launches venture capital alternative for startups.
Canadian startup news of the week (6/26/22)
Plus: Faire, ApplyBoard, 1Password says downturn won’t slow growth.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telus to buy LifeWorks for $2.3B
Plus: Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control.
R|T: The Retail Times – Swyft cuts, lightning-fast acquisitions
Plus: Rohlik bags $231M as market cools on food delivery startups.
A|I: The AI Times – Did Google discover sentient AI or an employee violation?
Plus: UWaterloo quantum experts aim to help orgs with cybersecurity.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The UWaterloo experts building quantum-safe cybersecurity
Plus: Google pays $118 million for underpaying women.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple, Coinbase, WonderFi make staff cuts
Plus: Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block.
Canadian startup news of the week (6/19/22)
Plus: Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Changing how doctors get paid
Plus: Teladoc Health faces class action lawsuit alleging it misled investors.
R|T: The Retail Times – The results are in for Tobi Lütke at Shopify
Plus: Amazon’s Consumer Chief Dave Clark joins supply chain startup Flexport as CEO.
A|I: The AI Times – Meta shakes up AI unit
Plus: ‘AI’ Shopping Startup Exaggerated Tech Capabilities to Potential Investors.