R|T: The Retail Times – E Inc. to delist from TSX, Sleep Country scoops up Casper’s Canadian operations
Plus: Product sampling startup Sampler acquires Abeo.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – With more layoffs coming, Meta is facing a morale crisis
Plus: AutoLeap gears up for growth with $40 million CAD Series B.
General Assembly takes slice out of business, sells frozen pizza line
General Assembly saw an over 40 percent decline in revenue from its frozen pizzas.
Yung Wu to depart as MaRS CEO at end of 2023 as innovation hub begins search for next leader
Wu will remain at organization’s helm during CEO transition.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Will FTX actually attempt a relaunch?
Plus: Arrest made in the stabbing death of Bob Lee.
Tab Commerce closes $1 million USD to help restaurants manage expenses
After growing up in the industry, Tab Commerce’s CEO has returned to his roots.
Canadian startup news of the week (4/16/23)
Plus: Round13 nabs $200 million in first close for third fund.
These companies are hiring product managers across Canada
Manage products in anti-fraud, communications, and data management.
Kepler Communications raises $122.7 million CAD to launch more high-speed satellites
Kepler’s low earth to orbit satellites reportedly deliver speeds of 2.5 gigabytes per second.
ChargeLab secures $15 million, commercial partnerships with electric vehicle companies to expand US presence
ChargeLab touts itself as “the Android of EV charging.”
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside Janet Bannister’s new fund for B2B software startups
Plus: Salesforce is culling management layers.
R|T: The Retail Times – iGaming competition heats up in hot market
Plus: Walmart sees more than 2,000 job cuts in e-commerce warehouses.
Round13 nabs $200 million first close for third fund as co-founders Bruce Croxon, John Eckert step back
Round13’s $150 million growth fund is also in the final stages of closing.
Online vehicle retailer E Inc. to delist from TSX citing limited trading volumes
E Inc. expects to delist from the TSX on May 24.
Product sampling startup Sampler acquires Abeo to deepen footprint in beauty industry
Abeo has worked with beauty brands like Sephora, Glossier, Chanel.