MontrĂ©al Startup Community Awards 2022 honours #MTLtech’s best and brightest
Winners include Real Venturesâ Katy Yam, Startup MontrĂ©alâs Liette Lamonde.
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Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches
Microsoft, BDC, Twilio alum are among Private AIâs 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 â 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 Capitalâs third partner as firm looks to raise $200 million fund
Nguyen is the first McRock partner in addition to firmâs co-founders.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto leaders want “consequences” after FTX fall
Plus: Pipe on the hunt for a new CEO.
Ada, 1Password, and Scotia Digital are all looking to hire engineers right now
Engineers are still in demand despite the downturn.
Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBookâs 2022 top 100 schools for founders
The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced for fraud
Plus: Canadian tech layoffs continue.
One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money
Company says downturn has had âdramatic impactâ on its rapid local commerce delivery business.
Federal governmentâs Climate Action and Awareness Fund invests $58 million into 24 cleantech projects
Volkswagen fines fuel climate projects at Canadian universities.