A|I: The AI Times – Ex-CPPIB chief wants to raise $500M USD AI growth fund
Plus: the free tool that âpoisonsâ AI models.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The âmother of all breachesâ and more layoffs at Salesforce
Plus: The Vancouver startup partnering with Napster (in 2024).
In banking licence pursuit, Koho is chasing a âseat at the tableâ and real competition
Former Tangerine CEO Peter Aceto tapped to lead Koho Bank.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Brex burning bucks while Klarna mulls IPO
Plus: Visa partners with Plug and Play to support Canadian FinTech.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS reportedly puts LifeLabs up for sale
Plus: PointClickCare’s acquisition spree continues with US healthtech company.
CBIV surpasses $135 million CAD in final close to back women, children-focused healthtech startups
With Fund I, Torontoâs CBIV targets both market returns and impact.
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.
Vinod Khosla headlines CIX 2024 investment summit
This will be the first CIX since acquisition by Elevate in September 2023.
A|I: The AI Times – Zuckerberg flexes Metaâs power on the AI market
Plus: Cohere investor Thomvest Ventures closes $250M fund.
Climate tech VC ArcTern Ventures closes $450-million CAD Fund III from large institutions
ArcTernâs LPs include TD, CPPIB, Allianz, OPTrust, Church Pension Group, and Credit Suisse.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo and Pine backer Thomvest secures new $250M fund
Plus: Crypto is beanie babies, Coinbase says.
Maybe the Rogers-Shaw merger wonât lower prices after all
Did Rogers’ recent price hike finally rile Canadians (and our elected representatives) into action?
Software acquirer Valsoft closes $229 million CAD in growth financing
Montréal consolidator claims its business has more than doubled in the last two years.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – This DeepMind spin-off wants to cut drug discovery times in half
Plus: Clinia secures $10 million and partnership with Telus Health.
Climate tech VC Blue Vision Capital adds Vladimir Savic to support global ambitions
London, UK-based Savic previously held roles with Cibus and EBRD.