F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo and Pine backer Thomvest secures new $250M fund
Plus: Crypto is beanie babies, Coinbase says.
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These three Canadian tech unicorns are hiring
1Password, Trulioo, Shopify are all looking to beef up their sales teams.
7shifts cuts 19 percent of staff in new layoffs to start 2024
This marks the restaurant software firmâs second workforce reduction in four months.
Software acquirer Valsoft closes $229 million CAD in growth financing
Montréal consolidator claims its business has more than doubled in the last two years.
OCI is bringing back innovation conference DiscoveryX
The 2019 conference hosted over 3,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – This DeepMind spin-off wants to cut drug discovery times in half
Plus: Clinia secures $10 million and partnership with Telus Health.
Plooto, GoDaddy bring new payment, commerce offerings to Canadian businesses
Plooto launches payment workflow safeguards, while GoDaddy brings its commerce solution to Canada.
R|T: The Retail Times – Rent the Runway decimates corporate workforce in new restructuring plan
Plus: How online shoppers fell back in love with the high street.
PointClickCare continues growth through acquisition with American HealthTech purchase
American HealthTech was divested by previous owner CPSI.
MindBridge headlines slew of #CDNtech companies making executive leadership changes
ActiveState, Acuity Insights, AnalytixInsight, Volaris Group, Flashfood also named new CEOs just this week.
A|I: The AI Times – Why OpenAI’s GPT Store will be bigger than Apple’s App Store
Plus: BenchSci cuts headcount as it feels GenAI impact.
Bot management software startup Wysdom acquired by US-based Calabrio
Calabrio will integrate Wysdomâs virtual agent solutions into its customer support network.
NowVertical appoints Sandeep Mendiratta CEO as board looks to put company âback on track for growthâ
Board promotes two leaders from NowVertical’s acquired companies to key leadership roles.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Exec turnover trend hits Top Hat and Alida
Plus: SAP faces hefty fines, Salesforce and Slack might be pausing tech/product hiring.
AGF Private Capital acquires majority stake in Kensington Capital Partners for $45 million
The VCCI-backed firm will retain its âinvestment and operational independence,â the firms say.