F|T: The FinTech Times – Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years
Plus: Mogo backs Kaos in WonderFi boardroom battle.
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Why Dax Dasilva thinks about taking Lightspeed private
Plus: Notman House is for sale. A startup-led effort wants to buy it back.
These B2B software companies are hiring in Canada
Visier, ShyftLabs, Autodesk are all looking to beef up their Canadian teams.
WonderFi responds as shareholders Kaos Capital, Mogo push for board overhaul
Kaos and Mogo want board changes. WonderFi claims Mogo wants control without paying a premium.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca pays $2B for Hamilton biopharma firm
Plus: Neuralink’s first human subject shows off abilities on livestream.
R|T: The Retail Times – Tobi Lutke granted a nine-figure Shopify compensation package
Plus: Sonder faces class action, Busbud continues LATAM push.
Applications open for 2024 New Ventures BC Competition
BC-based startups will compete for $250,000 in cash and prizes.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere seeks big-time valuation despite small-time revenue
Plus: Canada’s underinvestment in computing threatens its AI advantage.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Constellation wants underperforming Canadian companies
Plus: NowVertical resolves dispute with founder and Reddit’s big debut.
F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi goes international with Australian crypto licence
Plus: Nuvei confirms it is in takeover talks.
John Ruffolo has advice for Canada’s pension funds
Plus: CDPQ quietly shutters $250-million D&I fund.
These are the most in-demand roles at tech companies in Canada
Cleantech, AI, SaaS, cybersecurity firms are actively scouting for talent.
FinTech startup VoPay makes inroads in US, UK markets
VoPay has partnered with New Jersey’s Cross River Bank and joined a UK FinTech accelerator.
A|I: The AI Times – Apple scoops up Waterloo startup DarwinAI
Plus: Canada may be losing ground in AI research race.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The US could ban TikTok. Will Canada follow?
Plus: MDF Commerce agrees to go private, but some shareholders raise a fuss.