R|T: The Retail Times – Shop Pay vs. ‘Buy with Prime’ begins
Plus: TikTok Parent ByteDance’s E-Commerce Volume Surged in 2022.
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Vancouver PR firm Switchboard gets national support following Earnscliffe acquisition
Switchboard calls itself Western Canada’s first tech-focused PR firm.
NowVertical secures $7 million CAD credit facility, completes Acrotrend, Smartlytics acquisitions
NowVertical acquires more capital to fuel acquisition strategy.
UK autonomous vehicle company Oxbotica plans to expand Canadian presence following $140 million USD raise
Oxbotica plans to hire for up to 50 new roles in Toronto office.
Canadian startup news of the week (1/15/23)
Plus: Coinsquare breaks up with CoinSmart, courts WonderFi?
Government of Canada reveals plans for $360 million National Quantum Strategy
NQS aims to support Canadian quantum research, talent, and commercialization.
University of Waterloo leading consortium for 5G innovation that includes Rogers, BlackBerry
BlackBerry, Rogers, Rockport Networks among industry partners taking part.
WonderFi releases public statement following Coinsquare merger report
WonderFi neither confirms nor denies Coinsquare merger report, saying it’s both looking at potential acquisitions and…
Aptum Technologies acquires CloudOps to expand its cloud solutions
Combination of two cloud-based businesses opens up multiple sectors for Aptum, CloudOps in Canada, US, and UK.
Glassdoor names Google, Microsoft, Salesforce among best 25 places to work in Canada
Thomson Reuters, Levio, only Canadian tech firms on the list.
GoBolt lays off five percent of staff shortly after $75 million raise, citing worsening consumer demand
With cuts, GoBolt shifts focus away from SMBs to mid-market, enterprise merchants.
Able Innovations, Cognota, BlueDot among recipients of $14 million FedDev investment
Federal contribution expected to create over 230 skilled jobs across GTA.
Coinsquare moves to terminate CoinSmart acquisition deal
CoinSmart CEO says notice took company “by surprise.”
F|T: The FinTech Times – TikTok plots push into payments
Plus: Vancouver NFT startup acquired by Tokens.com