H|T: The Healthtech Times – Vitalik Buterin gives financial boost to đšđŠ doctors tracking carbon dioxide levels
Plus: The many hurdles life sciences startups must overcome to commercialize.
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WonderFi to acquire Blockchain Foundry in all-stock deal
WonderFi continues acquisition spree of Canadian crypto companies.
Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePoolâs $8 million Series A round
FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs.
Ripple Ventures promotes Dominic Lau to partner as it preps for next fund
Rippleâs first hire, Lau founded firmâs startup and investor fellowship program.
Thoughtwire, Finaeo make staff cuts as Canadian tech continues to face economic headwinds
Both companies are staying mum on the number of employees cut.
Supply chain analytics SaaS startup Lytica secures over $13 million in Series A round
Lytica uses AI to help companies reduce costs and mitigate risks in their supply chain.
Essential Accessibility merges with Level Access to combine accessibility solutions
The combined firm will be based in the US, retaining offices in Toronto and Argentina.
Five months in, details on Canadaâs new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse
Whatâs the fedsâ plan? Only Dan Breznitz seems to know.
A|I: The AI Times – AI companies secure massive funding despite economic downturn
Plus: D-Wave, Coveo, Canada Drives among companies receiving collective $50 million for Scale AI projects.
Google selects Canadian startups Node, Beam.city, HumanSquad for third Black Founders accelerator
All three startups hail from Toronto and have worked with the DMZ.
LumiQ raises $5 million to expand CPA training podcast platform to US
LumiQ aims to build on âtremendousâ pandemic growth since pivot to podcasts.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â OpenText has a Micro Focus
Plus: Vendasta, Q4 make layoffs.
1Password shuffles C-suite, with CPO replaced and CMO to depart
Exec changes come as 1Password tracks slightly below its revenue growth targets.
Roblox acquires gamified employee engagement platform provider TriplePlay
TriplePlay was co-founded by two engineers from Facebook, Wealthsimple.
Flow Ventures partner Bryan Watson lands at Venbridge as SVP of business development
Watson will use his expertise in SR&ED credits to attract more business.