S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Prodigyâs got a new plan, a new CFO, and a leaner team to boost growth
Plus: Itâs getting (slightly) easier to sell software.
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Levr.ai closes $1-million seed round for AI-powered loan platform for small businesses
Startup serves companies that âbig banks struggle to service and tech startups often ignore.â
F|T: The FinTech Times – Float expands with $50M debt financing from SVB
Plus: What a crumbling Brex says about the FinTech sector.
Love troubles? Thereâs an AI chatbot for that.
Plus: #CDNtech startups pivot and refocus in 2024.
Mining tech company GeologicAI acquires consultancy Resource Modeling Solutions
GeologicAI has developed ârobot geologistsâ for the mining sector.
Unbounce among the latest #CDNtech companies making changes at the top
WeCook, Aifred Health, and Stream Systems have also made leadership changes this month.
Why this Canadian VC strongly recommends SR&ED financing to his portfolio companies
Startups can use SR&ED advances to fuel their growth engine.
Bank modernization software provider Zafin to be acquired by Nordic Capital
A Zafin investor said the deal represents one of the largest recent exits in the Canadian software industry.
Maple VC backs Canadian-founded Dexaâs $6-million seed round
Dexa offers an AI-powered search tool for podcast listeners.
Deal volume in Canadaâs FinTech sector fell by 50 percent in 2023
2024 will be âpivotalâ as FinTech startups approach the end of their runway.
Inovia report indicates Canadian software sector is returning to normal
Canadian VC funding bounced back from an annual decline in Q4 2023 more aggressively than other countries.
A|I: The AI Times – Ex-CPPIB chief wants to raise $500M USD AI growth fund
Plus: the free tool that âpoisonsâ AI models.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The âmother of all breachesâ and more layoffs at Salesforce
Plus: The Vancouver startup partnering with Napster (in 2024).
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify has payments power over Amazon and a new $260M cheque into Flexport
Plus: GoDaddy launches payment processing and terminal in Canada.
AI photography startup Skylab acquired by ImageQuix
Skylab develops AI-powered tools designed to streamline the photo editing process.