H|T: The Healthtech Times – Robots combat nurse burnout
Plus: Clipboard Health, which matches health workers with facilities, raises $80M.
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MLSE, Ryerson’s Future of Sport Lab accepting applications for third cohort
Selected startups could see their products used alongside the Maple Leafs, Raptors.
Square makes loans offering available for Canadian small businesses
Loans follow the launch of Square card for small businesses.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify aims to Deliverr
Plus: Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds.
Stellar, Genesis among crypto orgs backing Stablecorp in $1.9 million CAD round
Stablecorp wants to increase transparency, security in blockchain transactions.
A|I: The AI Times – Amazon gets agile
Plus: Canvass Analytics secures $5.7 million from federal government to double Toronto workforce.
Bonsai lays off a third of employees shortly after $21 million Series A, citing shift to growth strategy
CEO says the move is about restructuring to focus on customer acquisition.
Think Research to continue acquisition spree with new $25 million credit facility
Think Research has been actively purchasing companies since its TSXV debut.
Former Shopify CTO Jean-Michel Lemieux joins BenchSci advisory board
BenchSci is on a mission to re-imagine biomedical research through AI.
OSC reveals seven companies to join testing lab to improve client interactions
Mako, TMX Group, others will test solutions made to know their clients, products better.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Twitter takeover talks
Plus: CFO behind Q4 Inc. IPO Ryan Levenberg steps down.
OneVest secures $5 million to help companies like Neo Financial launch wealth management products
CEO: “What Stripe has done for payments, we’re doing for wealth.”
Québec venture funding turned a new corner in Q1 2022 with $1.4 billion raised
Québec’s later-stage tech startups make waves while early-stage funding loses steam.
Canadian startup news of the week (4/24/22)
Plus: Impression Ventures secures $64 million for fourth fund, continues to bet on seed-stage FinTech.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s crypto consolidation
Plus: Beanstalk cryptocurrency project robbed after hacker votes to send themself $182 million.