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Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.
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Meta’s additional staff cuts further call into question Facebook parent’s Canadian hiring plans
Meta plans to shed 10,000 employees, scale back hiring in second major round of layoffs since November.
Venture funding surged in Québec and Alberta tech sectors over 2022, bucking national trend
Alberta and Québec investment increased by 89 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe looks to raise another $6 billion
Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.
As regulators take over SVB Canada, companies still have questions about impact
CCI estimates low risk for the majority of Canadian companies.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/12/23)
Plus: Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day.
Dan Breznitz unmuzzled: Canada Innovation Corporation architect explains how we got here
What the CIC is missing, who might make a good CEO, and why the Crown corp. comes with carrots and sticks.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans
Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook.
Intuit, Highline unveil 2023 cohort of joint FinTech accelerator
Toronto-based Chexy and Carbonhound among the group of startups chosen.
Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards
Apricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition.
Yaletown Partners hits $200 million final close for Innovation Growth Fund II
Yaletown saw four exits in 2022, including Tasktop, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging.
R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify divide: manager or crafter?
Plus: Amazon pauses long awaited construction
Web3 startup Helika closes $4 million seed round led by Diagram Ventures
Diagram: “We see Helika at the forefront of a rapidly evolving industry.”
Wattpad lays off 15 percent of workforce
Interim president says cuts come despite best efforts to limit economic impact.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?
Plus: Not the first LastPass breach