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Lightspeed founder Dax Dasilva returns as interim CEO, replacing JP Chauvet

Despite recently beating its fiscal Q3 targets, Lightspeed’s shares have still fallen.

With new partnership, US payments giant and investor build on existing relationship.

Early-stage investing needs some demystifying.

Companies need talent; creating pathways for underrepresented communities can help fill the gap.

Real Ventures’ John Stokes, Ora Medical among the night’s winners.

Plus: PASQAL commits $90 million to quantum initiative to DistriQ in Sherbrooke.

New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.”

Plus: Public servant tells MPs federal chief technology officer lied about ArriveCan app.

Plus: Inside Indigo’s plan to return to profitability.

Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund.

Future Ocean Foods has 35 inaugural member companies, eight of which are Canadian.

Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED.

Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature.

Event surveys state of play in Canada for hardware firms in medtech, AI, and other sectors.

The new funding will help the CCAB promote the federal government’s 50-30 challenge.