S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Certn gets investigated by privacy watchdogs
Plus: BlackBerry asks court to throw out workplace misconduct suit.
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The BetaKit Guide: Collision Week 2024
BetaKit readers share tips, tricks, and must-attend events for a big week in Canadian tech, presented by Interac.
Sonya Shorey officially named president and CEO of Invest Ottawa
Shorey held the lead on an interim basis following Michael Tremblayâs November 2023 departure.
The BetaKit Guide: Collision Week 2024
Since the Collision Conference rolled into Toronto five years ago, it’s given the Canadian tech sector lots to talk about.…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The unravelling of LoanSnap after raising $100 million
Plus: Ratehub has a new CEO.
Why arenât Canadian VCs more âcutthroat?â
Plus: An exclusive interview with ex-Lightspeed CEO JP Chauvet on his next move.
Executive turnover continues in Canadian tech as Ratehub names new CEO
Healwell, TryCycle, Userful, and more also make changes to the top.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Amplitude Ventures closes $263M for second precision medicine fund
Plus: The new Alberta program looking to connect the healthtech ecosystem.
Tiny appoints WeCommerce head Jordan Taub as its new CEO
Tiny co-founders Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling will âremain actively involvedâ as company chairs.
Cohere launches program to help early-stage startups adopt AI and secures $450 million USD
Latest financing sees Cisco, PSP Investments join existing backers Nvidia, Salesforce.
R|T: The Retail Times – Battle of food delivery apps leads to $20B in losses
Plus: Ticketmaster hack affects more than half a billion users.
Canadian-founded Staging Labs acquired by Merkle Science
Staging Labs uses real-time tech to detect and block malicious crypto transactions.
McRock Capital announces initial $111-million CAD close of third fund
McRock had previously set a $200 million target for Fund III.
Mesosil secures $2.2 million to develop infection-fighting biomaterials for medical devices
GreenSky-backed University of Toronto spinout has set its initial sights on dentistry.
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman is more powerful than ever
Plus: Can Alberta become the data centre capital of Canada?