S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Twitter v. Musk
Plus: Highflying cyber firms cut staff after raising hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Solana Ventures, Twitch co-founder buy into Bravo Ready’s play-to-earn, Web3 video game
Bravo Ready has secured $3.9 million in fiat and cryptocurrency.
Ada opens machine learning centre in Israel, hires CPO
Israel’s growing AI market pulls in a Canadian unicorn.
The DMZ, GroundBreak Ventures launch new proptech incubator program
Participating startups will receive $25,000 and 60 hours of mentorship.
Ecopia AI announces $8 million SDTC partnership to create 3D vector maps of Canadian cities
Project aims to support sustainability-related, net-zero initiatives.
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.
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 Elevate’s AI and Money stages.
Fluence acquires SaaS startup Sturnis365 to expand European presence
Fluence’s second acquisition in six months gives the startup an end-to-end accounting solution.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Byju’s, 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 Blue’s off-grid energy systems have been deployed in 37 countries.
Customer alleges Vena Solutions “falsely asserted” SOC report was independently audited
Vena Solutions confirms an “issue relating to SOC reports.”
F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna and Stripe’s valuations drop, Three Arrows in free-fall
Plus: Coinbase providing “Geo Tracking Data” 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.