R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify uses new weapons in battle against patent trolls
Plus: TikTok seeks $20 billion ecommerce business despite US setback.
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Collision whispers, new AI officer, fundraising landscape the talk of Vancouver Startup Week 2023
The vibes were positive and the takes hot in VSW’s post-COVID return.
Dapper Labs makes investment in Web3 gaming company GameOn
GameOn is powering Karateka, a game for collecting digital fighters.
Following Alberta launch, insurtech QuickFacts raises $1.13 million CAD to expand across Canada
QuickFacts will launch its solution for insurance-specific workflows this summer.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Instabase notches $2 billion valuation on the back of AI
Plus: Montreal-based HR platform GSoft secures $125M.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health
Plus: FemTherapeutics raises $2.5 million CAD to address pelvic floor disorders.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s birthday gift: a new class-action lawsuit
Plus: Temu is losing millions of dollars to break into the US.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?
Plus: Growth equity firm PSG takes a big bite out of Toronto startup Hostaway.
Inside Canada’s new early-stage VC firm
Plus: Shopify facing $130M lawsuit for alleged attempts at slashing severance pay.
With Collision nearing a one-year Toronto extension, efforts are mounting for a West Coast alternative
Vancouver group advocates for Collision, as SAAS NORTH organizers look to offer a locally run alternative.
A survey of the challenges women founders face when fundraising (and how to overcome them)
40 women founders from 25 different countries share their views for other women entrepreneurs fundraising.
FemTherapeutics raises $2.5 million CAD to address pelvic floor disorders with custom vaginal prosthetics
FemTherapeutics combines AI and 3D printing to design vaginal pessaries specific to each patient.
OSC advisory panel backs stronger regulation of crypto platforms
Report cautions OSC against fostering innovation at the expense of protecting investors.
A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding
Plus: Ex-OpenAI execs raise $450 million for rival Anthropic.
Ex-Panache, ScaleUp partners team up to launch new early-stage VC fund CMD Capital
As funding has dried up, David Dufresne and Matt Roberts say they plan to lead and price early-stage rounds.