Ecobee’s Stuart Lombard retires, AI “godfathers” sign new policy letter
Plus: Wealthsimple’s CCO says a “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation.
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BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war
The pledge holds signatories to four commitments aimed at fostering safe and inclusive workplaces.
How to navigate the âimperfect stormâ of startup cybersecurity
Experts from Mastercard, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, and Digital Main Street offer strategies for startup leaders.
How to get hybrid work right for the long term
Hybrid work is work; it just needs a bit more infrastructure in place.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS Ventures wants you to reset your expectations for healthtech investing
Plus: Pfizer Canada announces inaugural cohort of its Healthcare Hub.
Well Health acquires two cybersecurity businesses, Seekintoo and Proack
Well claims its cybersecurity branch Cycura now supports over 200,000 end users.
Deloitte spinout Arteria AI closes $46-million CAD Series B to help banks turn documents into data
Backers include GGV Capital, Citi, BDC Capital, Information VP, and Illuminate Financial.
R|T: The Retail Times – How trucking startup Convoy drove itself into the ground
Plus: Post-Hopper, Expedia partners with Air Miles for new travel booking platform.
Compound semiconductor pioneer GaN Systems joins Infineon with close of $830-million USD acquisition
Son of GaN Systems co-founder John Roberts calls deal âa boon for Canada.â
Google and Nvidia-backed CentML secures $37 million CAD to help companies deploy AI amid chip shortages
Toronto startup wants to help AI hardware âstarvation periodâ by optimizing ML models.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI employee secondary values company at at least $80 billion
Plus: Why Korean car makers want Tenstorrentâs AI hardware.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Struggling BBTV to go private while BlackBerry spinout eyes June IPO
Plus: What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition.
Stuart Lombard, Ecobee founding CEO and president, announces retirement
Chief product officer Greg Fyke has assumed the role of president.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Procurify, Hiive secure new funding to tackle spend management & secondaries
Plus: Plaid hires first CFO on road to IPO.
EDC report says Canada is struggling to convert startups to scaleups
Plus: Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as part of coast-to-coast Fund III.