Canadian startup news of the week (9/25/22)
Plus: New research surveys competitive intensity in Canada’s banking and payments sector.
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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.
Canadian startup news of the week (9/18/22)
Plus: Shopify looks to recruit, retain talent with new employee comp.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – CVS acquires Signify Health over Amazon
Plus: FTC reviewing Amazon’s One Medical purchase.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify swaps key execs amid financial downturn
Plus: Microsoft invests in Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens startup.
A|I: The AI Times – The AI chip war goes hot
Plus: Startup behind AI image generator in talks to raise at a valuation up to $1 billion.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta cuts Responsible Innovation team as Instagram fined €405 million for mishandling teen data
Plus: Netflix Hunts for Cost Cuts, From Cloud Computing to Corporate Swag.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Open banking working group failing to address critical issues
Plus: Dapper Labs backs blockchain gaming firm Revolving Games through $13.2 million USD round.
Canadian startup news of the week (9/11/22)
Plus: Panache closes $100 million for second fund to double down on seed-stage startups.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telus has its Lifeworks
Plus: More layoffs hit healthtech.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify to contest $40 million patent infringement verdict
Plus: Shopify warns merchants against using Amazon’s ‘Buy With Prime’ service.