R|T: The Retail Times – iGaming competition heats up in hot market
Plus: Walmart sees more than 2,000 job cuts in e-commerce warehouses.
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Round13 nabs $200 million first close for third fund as co-founders Bruce Croxon, John Eckert step back
Round13’s $150 million growth fund is also in the final stages of closing.
Online vehicle retailer E Inc. to delist from TSX citing limited trading volumes
E Inc. expects to delist from the TSX on May 24.
Product sampling startup Sampler acquires Abeo to deepen footprint in beauty industry
Abeo has worked with beauty brands like Sephora, Glossier, Chanel.
AutoLeap gears up for growth with $40 million CAD Series B
As a recession looms, AutoLeap and the car repair shops it serves stand to benefit.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle ends in three-way merger
Plus: Bob Lee, creator of Cash App, stabbed to death.
BetaKit’s most-read March stories show #CDNtech sector struggles continue as government innovation promises continue to lag
SVB’s collapse kicked off a month that included new layoffs, bankruptcies, and AI disruptions.
Magnet Forensics to delist from TSX as $1.8 billion merger deal closes
Magnet Forensics acquisition closes following opposition to the deal.
Canadian startup news of the week (4/9/23)
Plus: Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle.
Was RenoRun abandoned by investors or just another mannequin startup?
Ripple Ventures’ Matt Cohen joins to unpack the complicated spot Canadian startups find themselves in.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – BC researchers have an AI model that predicts cancer survival rates
Plus: Toronto’s Hypercare sole Canadian startup selected for AWS healthcare
High performance computing platform Agnostiq closes $8.22 million CAD seed extension
The startup received $2 million USD in seed funding in 2021.
Meet the Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 Demo Day
A total of 282 companies participated globally.
Unreserved dismisses portion of $25 million lawsuit against real estate associations as new regulations for open bidding expected
The lawsuit remains active against the Ottawa Real Estate Board.
Saskatoon-based Fidu places third at American Bar Association pitch competition
It was among five Canadian startups to be named as finalists for the pitch competition.