Today in Hires: Xero, Wealthsimple, Alida, Tucows & Ting Internet, AppDynamics
Five organizations have brought on new team members, including AppDynamics, Alida, Wealthsimple, Tucows and Ting Internet,…
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What Canada’s healthcare system learned from the pandemic
Regular listeners of the Black Swan podcast know that its focus is on the entire Canadian innovation ecosystem, from startups…
PayBright, Coveo, Attabotics, Bold Commerce in CB Insightsâ Retail Tech 100
Four Canadian retail tech startups have been named on CB Insightsâ first annual Retail Tech 100, a list that recognizes global…
Drone startup Skygauge closes $3.3 million seed as demand increases amid pandemic
Skygauge Robotics has closed a $3.3 million CAD seed round and the Toronto and Hamilton-based drone startup is immediately…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Breaking up with your therapist
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Faire megadeal icing on top of Waterloo Region’s strong Q3 2020
A Series E round raised by Kitchener-born e-commerce startup Faire brought total startup funding in the Waterloo Region to…
Affirm to acquire PayBright for $340 million CAD
PayBright, one of Canadaâs leading buy-now-pay-later providers, is set to be acquired by San Francisco-based Affirm. Affirm…
Tread tracks positive momentum as COVID-19 fuels tech adoption in construction sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging sectors that have, until now, experienced relatively low levels of technological transformation.…
R|T: The Retail Times – Is Shopify the new Amazon or another Amazon?
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Report finds growth in tech jobs since February, Canada still experiencing brain drain
A report from the Innovation Economy Council states that while STEM and technology job numbers have risen since February, nearly…
WELL Health Technologies extends reach into cybersecurity vertical with acquisition of Source 44
WELL Health Technologies, a publicly-traded healthtech company headquartered in Vancouver, has acquired cybersecurity company…
A|I: The AI Times â Who booked this meeting?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Publicly listed Canadian tech companies Lightspeed, Nuvei continue to make acquisitions
Lightspeed and Nuvei, both MontrĂ©al-based tech companies that have recently entered the public market, are continuing to gobble…
Shopify merchants generate $5.1 billion USD over Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend
Shopify merchants generated over $5.1 billion USD in sales worldwide during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to data…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Google’s bigger pivot
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…