S|W: The SaaS Weekly â ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy
Plus: Snowflake expands Canadian engineering hub.
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Porta raises $10.5-million for frozen, ready-to-cook Italian meal delivery service
Porta might just fill the frozen-pizza-shaped hole left by General Assembly.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe & Robinhood make layoffs, Financeit acquires competitor
Plus: FTX considers a reboot?
Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south
Plus: PitchBook analysts say 2023 VC funding is âpretty much shot.â
Canada is falling behind on cleantech as capital and companies flee south
Report: nearly 83 percent of Canadian private investment in climate tech leaves the country.
Syzl crowned PITCH winner at Collision 2023 as other startups win cash prizes from The DMZ
The DMZ awarded $65,000 to startups at its Insiders Event prior to Collisionâs start.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Aledade secures big funding to fuel M&A
Plus: Babylon will cease trading on NYSE, combine with MindMaze.
Jombone secures $1 million from FedDev to address industrial staffing needs
With this funding, Jombone wants to adapt its platform for the US market.
Loopio makes âdifficult decisionâ to lay off nine percent of its team
The Toronto-based software startup made its first acquisition in May.
PitchBook analysts say 2023 VC funding is âpretty much shot,â long-term recovery appears likely
PitchBook analyst: âItâs not going to be a six-month turnaround.â
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify is in a “fight” with CRA over merchant records
Plus: Alibaba surprises with chairman and CEO replacement.
Vector Institute, Ontario Centre of Innovation secure combined $77-million provincial funding
OCI received $50 million from Ontarioâs $107-million Critical Technology Initiative.
Shipping container marketplace Boxhub raises $12.4 million for global expansion
Boxhub said it has become popular with people making tiny houses and vertical farms.
AWS, NVIDIA launch global FinTech accelerator for seed-stage startups
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services.
A|I: The AI Times – Can QuĂ©becâs Quantum Innovation Zone fill Canada’s D-Wave-sized hole?
Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center.