R|T: The Retail Times – Clutch, StockX, Weee! cut staff, WanderJaunt closes, Enjoy files for bankruptcy
Plus: Tablz closes $3.2 million CAD to bring premium seating to the restaurant industry.
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Electric toothbrush startup Bruush files to go public on Nasdaq with $17.25 million IPO
Bruush agreed to pay Kevin Hart a fresh $1.5 million to be a celebrity endorser.
Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers
BetaKit will once again program Elevateâs AI and Money stages.
Fluence acquires SaaS startup Sturnis365 to expand European presence
Fluenceâs second acquisition in six months gives the startup an end-to-end accounting solution.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Byjuâs, Tencent, ByteDance hit with layoffs
Plus: Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions.
Clear Blue Technologies secures up to $4 million from FedDev Ontario
Clear Blueâs off-grid energy systems have been deployed in 37 countries.
Customer alleges Vena Solutions âfalsely assertedâ SOC report was independently audited
Vena Solutions confirms an âissue relating to SOC reports.â
F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna and Stripe’s valuations drop, Three Arrows in free-fall
Plus: Coinbase providing âGeo Tracking Dataâ to ICE.
Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling
List includes 1Password, Hopper, Lightspeed, Nuvei, Clearco, Benevity, BBTV.
Wattpad launches creator monetization program with $2.6 million in writer stipends
Program will first roll out to English-speaking writers around the world.
Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity
Lack of cyber readiness is a constant threat.
R|T: The Retail Times – Market downturn hits Ritual, Bonsai, Sonder
Plus: Amazon is running out of people to hire.
US companies Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions
All four plan to conduct a hiring spree amid a growing number of global tech layoffs.
Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, joins Pender Ventures to support Vancouver firmâs expansion across Canada
After backing nine startups through first fund, Pender Ventures hopes to raise $100 million CAD for Fund II.