F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto startup loses $38.9-million wallet password, goes bankrupt
Plus: Canadian FinTech startup duo partners to bring AI-powered advice to financial advisors.
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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.
Parental leave requirements for Canadian entrepreneurs make no sense
Erin Bury (Willful) and Marie Chevrier (Sampler) discuss dumb restrictions and ongoing stigmas.
Employee time-tracking startup Replicon acquired by US-based Deltek
Deltek called this deal one of the largest in the company’s history.
Bank of Canada taps EvolutionQ to explore impact of quantum computing on digital dollar
“The price of being late is far too great,” EvolutionQ CEO Michele Mosca says.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – AbCellera denies patent infringement, Waystar eyes $8B valuation
Plus: Truepill moves to cut share price by 90 percent.
FlipGive raises $5 million to expand fundraising platform for youth sports teams
FlipGive launched its embedded cash-back rewards shopping platform in August.
WatchMojo CEO leads Mosea $2.5 million CAD raise to help Canadians split the bill
Mosea helps groups divide expenses and send payments, but makes its money from events.
R|T: The Retail Times – TikTok to remove its Storefront integration, Instacart officially files for IPO
Plus: Hopper scores Air Canada partnership with embedded FinTech.
Conquest Planning partners with CapIntel to bring AI-powered advice to more financial advisors and investors
Two Canadian FinTech startups team up after closing Series A rounds last year.
SearchEye raises $1 million to scale platform that connects brands with content creators
Funding will help SearchEye expand capabilities, like support for audio, video, social media.
A|I: The AI Times – Tiger Global’s share sale puts Cohere at a $3 billion valuation
Plus: A new Canadian generative image startup gets $22.3 million.
Ontario government, Rogers invest combined $8.8 million for province-wide cybersecurity initiative
Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange, TMU’s cybersecurity centre are leading the initiative.
Andorix receives $54.3 million CAD in debt, equity for in-building digital infrastructure
Toronto-based startup aims to help systems like HVAC, Wi-Fi, lighting, and elevators work together on one network.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry has an interested buyer
Plus: Google faces executive turnover as the company searches for a new identity.