F|T: The FinTech Times – BlockFi bankruptcy, Buckzy takes the smart money, the Kraken is re-leashed
Plus: FTX collapse hits Gadze Finance.
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Top Hat acquires STEM EdTech startup Aktiv Learning
Aktiv is Top Hat’s fifth acquisition, and its first outside of publishing.
Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company
Naver Webtoon’s KB Nam has been appointed interim president.
Led by former Ada employees, Lancey secures $2 million to let B2B software buyers “try before you buy”
YC grad Lancey is backed by group that includes Panache, Garage, and Ada’s CEO.
A|I: The AI Times – Turing tested: ChatGPT is craaaazy
Plus: Private AI secures $10.7 million.
Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times.
Montréal Startup Community Awards 2022 honours #MTLtech’s best and brightest
Winners include Real Ventures’ Katy Yam, Startup Montréal’s Liette Lamonde.
Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches
Microsoft, BDC, Twilio alum are among Private AI’s investors.
Shopify, Benevity set records for Black Friday-Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday
Shopify merchants rack up $7.5 billion in sales over the weekend.
Mozilla acquires Canadian-founded startups Pulse, Active Replica to fuel metaverse strategy
The company behind web browser Firefox wants to deliver its own metaverse.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?
Plus: Will Sextech survive the tech downturn?
Cross-border payments startup Buckzy takes the smart money in downscaled $19.5 million CAD Series A
In challenging market, Buckzy opts for smaller round to hit escape velocity in 2023.
RailVision Analytics closes $5.5 million CAD to cut train emissions by curbing fuel consumption
Trucks choo-choo chooses RailVision following successful pilots with Via Rail, Metrolinx.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s old is new again: Microsoft faces antitrust scrutiny
Plus: Google employees have a bad feeling mass layoffs are coming.
Ha Nguyen named McRock Capital’s third partner as firm looks to raise $200 million fund
Nguyen is the first McRock partner in addition to firm’s co-founders.