F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse
Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Wattpad’s widening end zone
Plus: Checking in with BC’s SaaS Unicorns.
Three Developer/Software Engineer roles available in Canada now
ResQ, CBC/Radio Canada, and Valeyo are all hiring right now.
Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough: reports
Deel report pegged Canadian rise in salaries as second fastest globally.
Signal intelligence monitoring firm Pipeline Signals raises $507,000 CAD pre-seed round
Pipeline uses LinkedIn to help sales teams with lead generation.
Roach Capital closes $6.4 million CAD for first fund from prominent VCs, Shopify execs
Golden Ventures and partners from Tiger Global and Garage Capital also invested in the Shopify alum-led fund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian biotech leader Clarissa Desjardins secures the bag
Plus: Peloton is cutting 20 percent of workforce as CEO steps down.
Hubdoc co-founders back eState Plannerâs $1 million seed round
Divorcemate creator Mark Harris also participated in the financing.
Pinterest appoints Kristie Painting as Canada country manager
Painting joins after Pinterest expanded its Toronto office by 50 people last year.
Shopify shares drop following decelerated revenue growth, lowered guidance in Q4 2021
Shopifyâs share price has dropped 18 percent following market open.
Properly begins Canadian expansion with move into Vancouver, Fraser Valley
CEO says Vancouver is a âgreat hubâ to begin serving Western Canada.
A|I: The AI Times â Raquel Urtasun’s autonomous vehicle revolution
Plus: Toronto tech institute tracking long COVID with AI.
Cohere closes $125 million USD Series B round led by Tiger Global
Cohere plans to open new Palo Alto office led by Apple alum.
LifeSpeak to acquire digital fitness platform Wellbeats for up to $117.9 million CAD
Wellbeats would mark LifeSpeakâs largest acquisition to date.