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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Exec turnover trend hits Top Hat and Alida

Plus: SAP faces hefty fines, Salesforce and Slack might be pausing tech/product hiring.

The VCCI-backed firm will retain its “investment and operational independence,” the firms say.

The startup’s enterprise customers include Cathay Pacific, Unilever, and 7-Eleven.

Deal returns Ample to Canadian ownership over three years after it was bought by Akerna.

Plus: Might we interest you in some CEBA refinancing options?

A transitional year in tech inspires many open questions.

ArenaX plans to introduce a Web3 iteration of the game, which would allow players to vie for prizes.

Plus: 23andMe says maybe you should’ve changed your password.

30-year-old BC firm hopes to hit $250 million in annual revenue in five years.

Co-founder and former CEO will develop a data product marketplace for the startup.

Seven of the 13 Canadian cleantech companies hail from British Columbia.

Requity aims to help renters become homeowners in markets outside of Toronto and Vancouver.

Plus: Shopify’s loan business is booming.

Departures come five months after the firm reduced its workforce by 42 employees.

Spiffy survived the COVID restaurant crisis by pivoting to cannabis retail.