H|T: The Healthtech Times – Microsoft joins the MedMe party
Plus: Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream.
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A|I: The AI Times – Validere gasses up funding
Plus: Element AI co-founder calls out Big Tech for role in war.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The Pepsi to Indeed’s Coke
Plus: Virtual Gurus closes $8.4 million amid US demand for diversity-focused virtual assistants.
R|T: The Retail Times – Walmart shops for Toronto tech talent
Plus: Russian sanctions force grocery delivery service Buyk into bankruptcy.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin has concerns
Plus: The push for open banking progress.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/20/22)
Inside the province-wide push to make BC a global leader in cleantech
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Don’t Google that rash
PLUS: ADHD drugs are convenient to get online. Maybe too convenient.
R|T: The Retail Times – Calico aces fundraising
Plus: Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5B MGM buy.
A|I: The AI Times – Robots in space!
Plus: Can Mayday make your calendar smart?
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – M&A over IPO
Plus: One year in, Backbone Angels is closing gaps for underrepresented founders.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Portage secures a boatload
Plus: A year after launch, Backbone Angels is closing gaps felt by underrepresented founders.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/13/22)
Why Clio and Trulioo are choosing M&A over IPO.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ali Tehrani is Amp’d up
Plus: Health Canada recalls Fitbit watch due to risk of burns.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify doubles down on its compensation approach
Plus: Amazon is shutting 68 retail stores, ending Amazon Books, 4-star and Pop Up shops.
A|I: The AI Times – Two astronauts join the mission to build human-like robots
Plus: This is the reason Demis Hassabis started DeepMind.