Startup Open House returns to its roots after acquisition by MTL NewTech
The one-day showcase is hoped to draw up to 900 attendees.
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Nuvei to be acquired by US-based Advent and taken private in $6.3-billion USD deal
Nuvei will become the latest in string of publicly traded Canadian tech companies to go private.
Why Dax Dasilva thinks about taking Lightspeed private
Plus: Notman House is for sale. A startup-led effort wants to buy it back.
WonderFi responds as shareholders Kaos Capital, Mogo push for board overhaul
Kaos and Mogo want board changes. WonderFi claims Mogo wants control without paying a premium.
R|T: The Retail Times – Tobi Lutke granted a nine-figure Shopify compensation package
Plus: Sonder faces class action, Busbud continues LATAM push.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere seeks big-time valuation despite small-time revenue
Plus: Canadaâs underinvestment in computing threatens its AI advantage.
Earned wage startup ZayZoon brings on two new backers with Series B extension
The extension brings the FinTech startupâs Series B round to nearly $50 million USD.
John Ruffolo has advice for Canadaâs pension funds
Plus: CDPQ quietly shutters $250-million D&I fund.
Borderless AI launches from stealth with $27 million for HR assistant
AI-powered product can answer legal, finance, or tax queries in 170 languages.
SEC orders Delphia to pay $225,000 USD for âfalse and misleadingâ statements about use of AI
Toronto startup one of two companies accused by US securities regulator of âAI washing.â
Nuvei stock rises as company confirms discussions following report of potential buyout
Nuvei has formed a special committee to evaluate “expressions of interest” the company has seen.
R|T: The Retail Times – Life House CEO departs following mismanagement accusations
Plus: Travel perks platform Plusgrade gets a new major investor.
Ex-BDC partner aims to back early-stage âAI frontierâ startups with Defined Capital
Fund has closed over a third of $15-million USD target from LPs like Inovia, Band, and BC tech entrepreneurs.
Floatâs CEO on bridging the spending and software divide
Rob Khazzam has big ambitions for his business finance startupâhe just doesnât know what to build next.
R|T: The Retail Times – Thrasio raised $3 billion. Now itâs filing for bankruptcy.
Plus: US resistance has Shein eyeing UK to IPO.