R|T: The Retail Times – Wealthsimple goes shopping
Plus: MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform.
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Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
Bonsai closes $21 million to scale embedded commerce solution for publishers like BuzzFeed, Vox
CEO says focus on net-new GMV sets Bonsai apart from competition in the checkout field.
A|I: The AI Times â Ford to the future
Plus: NYT calls Toronto a “quietly booming tech town.”
Following 2021 losses, Thinkific to lay off 100 employees
Layoffs to impact one-fifth of Thinkificâs 499-person team.
Meta to hire up to 2,500 workers in Canada, open engineering hub to build metaverse
Meta said Toronto will play an important role in creating the metaverse.
Telus Health continues Canadian healthtech acquisition spree with Sprout
Telus Health previously planted money into Sprout in 2015.
TransPod awaits government consent to secure $688.2 million CAD for proposed high-speed line between Edmonton and Calgary
If Alberta government fails to commit, TransPod’s CEO said he’ll move the project elsewhere.
theScore is ready for mobile sports betting to come to Ontario
After two years of away games, theScore is set to launch its Canadian-developed sports betting platform on home turf.
Cybersecurity certifications are the prenups of the business world
Before saying ‘I do,’ orgs need the right certification to guarantee a match made in heaven.
Uber Eats alum, Top Chef finalist secure backing for Spatula Foods to serve Canadians flash-frozen gourmet meals
HelloFresh, Goodfood alum backed the pre-seed round.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/27/22)
Plus: How NFTs might change music and gaming.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Leader sets the pace
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2022 Narwhal List tracks Canada’s unicorn explosion
With a rising number of Canadian unicorns, Narwhal List shifts focus to fast-scaling companies.
Larger rounds, US dollars fuelled Canadian techâs record-shattering 2021
US investment firms outnumbered Canadian investment firms in Series A, B, C deals.