How Optimity’s Jane Wang turned a personal tragedy into a life optimization platform
Wang is on a quest to democratize access to wellness and wealth.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin has concerns
Plus: The push for open banking progress.
While some Canadian tech companies move to support Ukrainians, others cut ties with Russia
In addition to support, some startups are following the Canadian government’s lead on sanctioning Russia.
MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its legaltech solution
Lawyer-led MinuteBox helps law firms manage their operations.
Creative Destruction Lab’s space stream goes global, expands to Atlanta, Paris
“This means twice the potential, and twice the possibilities for participating ventures.”
Microsoft leads MedMe’s $3.4 million CAD seed round to help pharmacies expand beyond retail
Microsoft’s VC arm buys into MedMe’s vision to turn pharmacies into community health hubs.
Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to “entire” insurance ecosystem
Wisedocs’ “bread and butter” is helping insurance orgs work with medical records.
R|T: The Retail Times – Calico aces fundraising
Plus: Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5B MGM buy.
A|I: The AI Times – Robots in space!
Plus: Can Mayday make your calendar smart?
Impact.com acquires Pressboard to ramp up branded content program for publishers
Pressboard was formerly a customer of Trackonomics, an Impact.com company.
Scribble Data closes $2.2 million to help data science teams train machine learning models
Scribble Data aims to dip into Toronto’s machine learning talent pool.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – M&A over IPO
Plus: One year in, Backbone Angels is closing gaps for underrepresented founders.
Apollo Insurance Solutions secures undisclosed Series B financing from Definity
Definity Financial Corporation went public in November.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/13/22)
Why Clio and Trulioo are choosing M&A over IPO.
Three senior-level positions available right now
Personify, Yorkville University, and Altus Group are hiring for senior-level roles right now.