Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company
Naver Webtoon’s KB Nam has been appointed interim president.
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Led by former Ada employees, Lancey secures $2 million to let B2B software buyers “try before you buy”
YC grad Lancey is backed by group that includes Panache, Garage, and Ada’s CEO.
A|I: The AI Times – Turing tested: ChatGPT is craaaazy
Plus: Private AI secures $10.7 million.
Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times.
Montréal Startup Community Awards 2022 honours #MTLtech’s best and brightest
Winners include Real Ventures’ Katy Yam, Startup Montréal’s Liette Lamonde.
Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches
Microsoft, BDC, Twilio alum are among Private AI’s investors.
Shopify, Benevity set records for Black Friday-Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday
Shopify merchants rack up $7.5 billion in sales over the weekend.
Mozilla acquires Canadian-founded startups Pulse, Active Replica to fuel metaverse strategy
The company behind web browser Firefox wants to deliver its own metaverse.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?
Plus: Will Sextech survive the tech downturn?
Cross-border payments startup Buckzy takes the smart money in downscaled $19.5 million CAD Series A
In challenging market, Buckzy opts for smaller round to hit escape velocity in 2023.
RailVision Analytics closes $5.5 million CAD to cut train emissions by curbing fuel consumption
Trucks choo-choo chooses RailVision following successful pilots with Via Rail, Metrolinx.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s old is new again: Microsoft faces antitrust scrutiny
Plus: Google employees have a bad feeling mass layoffs are coming.
Ha Nguyen named McRock Capital’s third partner as firm looks to raise $200 million fund
Nguyen is the first McRock partner in addition to firm’s co-founders.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto leaders want “consequences” after FTX fall
Plus: Pipe on the hunt for a new CEO.
Ada, 1Password, and Scotia Digital are all looking to hire engineers right now
Engineers are still in demand despite the downturn.