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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Databricks nabs Arcion for $100M, 1Password detects “suspicious activity”

Plus: CentML gets Google and Nvidia backing to boost ML model performance.

VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support.

Plus: How a Fintech reckoning Is rippling through a small bank in Washington.

Plus: Wealthsimple’s CCO says a “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation.

The pledge holds signatories to four commitments aimed at fostering safe and inclusive workplaces.

Experts from Mastercard, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, and Digital Main Street offer strategies for startup leaders.

Hybrid work is work; it just needs a bit more infrastructure in place.

Plus: Pfizer Canada announces inaugural cohort of its Healthcare Hub.

Well claims its cybersecurity branch Cycura now supports over 200,000 end users.

Backers include GGV Capital, Citi, BDC Capital, Information VP, and Illuminate Financial.

Plus: Post-Hopper, Expedia partners with Air Miles for new travel booking platform.

Son of GaN Systems co-founder John Roberts calls deal “a boon for Canada.”

Toronto startup wants to help AI hardware “starvation period” by optimizing ML models.

Plus: Why Korean car makers want Tenstorrent’s AI hardware.

Plus: What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition.