F|T: The FinTech Times – More markdowns and down rounds
Plus: Coinbase Slashes Costs, Freezes Hiring Amid Crypto Crash
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F|T: The FinTech Times – The Neo Unicorn
Plus: Applications are open for the Calgary FinTech Awards.
Neo Financial joins Canada’s unicorns as Peter Thiel’s Valar triples down with $185 million round
Wealthsimple had Paul Desmaris to fuel its growth; Neo has Peter Thiel.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify aims to Deliverr
Plus: Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Twitter takeover talks
Plus: CFO behind Q4 Inc. IPO Ryan Levenberg steps down.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify circles the wagons
Plus: Boxhub closes Delivery Hero CEO-led $2.7 million seed round.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian outage outrage
Plus: Hootsuite appoints former Mailchimp exec as CPO.
WonderFi to acquire Coinberry for $38.5 million in all-stock deal as Canada’s crypto space continues to consolidate
Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi will soon own two of Canada’s six registered crypto trading platforms.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Healthy profits
Plus: PocketHealth secures $20 million CAD to put medical records in US patients’ pockets.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/13/22)
Why Clio and Trulioo are choosing M&A over IPO.
Canadian tech vibe check
Talking Ukraine, soonicorns, and tricky valuations in a live AMA with BetaKit readers.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/27/22)
Clearco swaps CEOs; Hopper continues acquisition spree; ApplyBoard eyes IPO.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Leadership changes at Clearco
Plus: 1Password expands into crypto.
A|I: The AI Times – Speaking Cohere’s language
Plus: Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes was always in control
Plus: How to (successfully) pivot your startup.