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Hiring roundup: Carbon Engineering, ACTO, WorkJam, Wishpond, Volta, Silicon Valley Bank

Here are six Canadian tech firms that have added new talent this year.

Plus: What stopped The Canadian Shield from supplying the PPE and tests Canada needs?

Pluribus acquired both for a cumulative $10.3 million in cash and shares.

To date, the MaRS spinout has backed 7 companies through Fund II.

VendorPM earmarked the new capital for US expansion.

BC faces the perils of “brain drain 2.0.”

Plus: Lightspeed adds global tech entrepreneurs to its board.

President JP Chauvet steps in as CEO; Q3 results overshadowed in C-suite change.

Wealthsimple plans to ensure all users have access to BTC and ETH withdrawals soon.

Plus: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman ridicules startup fundraising process.

The fund backs Black-founded Canadian tech firms at the seed stage.

VSW cancelled as “pandemic rages on globally,” the org said.

Plus: Clio alum launches legaltech startup Lawbrokr to match consumers with lawyers.

RenoRun is building a vertically-integrated “one-stop shop” for construction materials.

CEO Daniel Eberhard says Koho has found its “flywheel.”