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OMERS Ventures loses VC head in latest leadership turnover

Plus: Gambit Partners aims to take some risk out of early-stage investing.

Erin Bury (Willful) and Marie Chevrier (Sampler) discuss dumb restrictions and ongoing stigmas.

Plus: Sampler acquires Admass’s tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform.

Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick.

Plus: UK probing Adobe’s $20 billion Figma deal.

Plus: Shopify is building entrepreneurs an AI Sidekick.

Less than two years after the Toronto tech hub’s sudden closure and reopening, its managing director says the “turnaround…

Plus: Product sampling startup Sampler acquires Abeo.

Plus: Round13 nabs $200 million in first close for third fund.

Plus: CloudMD, Think Research announce changes to executive suites.

Plus: Shopify’s 48% slump proves that it’s no Amazon.

Plus: Meta’s A.I. exodus: Top talent quits as the lab tries to keep pace with rivals.

Plus: Federal #Budget2022 surprisingly heavy on innovation policy.

Plus: Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx.

“He said, ‘well, don’t you just want to go get married and have babies now? Why are you fundraising?’”