FreshBooks appoints Wayne Jackson as CFO to support global expansion, M&A plans
FreshBooks aims to tap Jacksonâs acquisition and public markets experience.
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1Password shuffles C-suite, with CPO replaced and CMO to depart
Exec changes come as 1Password tracks slightly below its revenue growth targets.
Jombone closes $3.3 million to modernize the blue-collar staffing industry
Jombone aims to offer businesses an alternative to incumbent staffing agencies.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify collabs with creators and Gorgias
Plus: Wayfair and Apple make more layoffs, Zellers is resurrected.
Vive Crop Protection secures $34 million CAD Series C to drive AgTech R&D
Amid competition from major ag chemical firms, Vive sees R&D speed, efficiency as a differentiator.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Why Bank of Canadaâs Ron Morrow says FinTechs âneed to be readyâ
Plus: Crypto firm FTX gets warning from FDIC to stop âmisleadingâ consumers about deposit protection.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Truepill, Peloton, and Calm all make staff cuts
Plus: ByteDance Pays $1.5 Billion for China Hospital Chain in Health Foray.
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Prepare for the worst, know your metrics, and make sure you hit âOK.â
Attractions management software startup Connect&Go closes Series A round with $6.2 million top-up
Connect&Go has worked The Super Bowl, Vancouver Olympics, Comic Con.
WellnessLiving secures $66 million USD to scale operations management software for wellness centres
The Thornhill startup serves over 5,000 yoga studios, dance studios, and other wellness centres.
Canvass Analytics secures $3.3 million USD top-up for Series A round
Yamaha Motor Ventures backs Canvass again after its initial investment in 2020.
Interaxon secures $9.5 million USD to roll out subscription model for brain sensing headband, Muse
The subscription program is set to launch in Q1 next year.
As other lenders collapse, Ledn bets conservative approach will help startup survive crypto winter
Ledn co-founder eyes M&A, anticipates more crypto lending regulation amid crash.
A|I: The AI Times – Behind the push to call AI sentient
Plus: Meta’s chatbot won’t stop talking about itself.
Properly secures $36 million CAD, pulls back on geographic expansion plans as Canadian housing market cools
Provincial expansions across BC, Ontario, and Québec have been pinned in favour of focus on Toronto and Vancouver.