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How Xero overhauled its customer support function using gen AI
For gen AI solutions to deliver value, you need a north star for both your organization and customers.
Woveo closes $2.3 million to expand community wallet platform for underserved banking customers
As cost of borrowing increases, Woveo wants to help non-prime customers save, build credit.
Synctera launches embedded banking platform in Canada
Canadian launch comes nine months after Synctera landed $15 million from National Bank.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Healthtech startups among targets of Sixty Degree Capital’s new $338-million CAD fund
Plus: Medtronic’s $738 million acquisition is cancelled.
R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes appoints its third CEO this year
Plus: Asian food delivery service Fantuan secures $40 million.
Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round
Terminal aims to be the Plaid for telematics data in commercial trucking.
A|I: The AI Times – Google launches its hopeful GPT-4 killerÂ
Plus: “Gentle Canadian” @BasedBeffJezos raises $14M for AI hardware startup.
Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot
Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year.
Started in a bar, now we’re here: Startup TNT completes first close of targeted $5-million venture fund
Fund I will write $50,000 cheques to winners of Startup TNT investment summits.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Why did SaaS VC stalwart OpenView shut down?
Plus: ContactMonkey secures $55-million Series A.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple targets fourfold AUM growth, Koho targets profitabilityÂ
Plus: Brex, Block, Flinks, and Shakepay unveil new product offerings.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – New Spring Impact Capital fund targets early-stage healthtech startups
Plus: AbCellera decimates staff in biotech slump.
ContactMonkey raises $55-million Series A from Updata Partners
Toronto startup claims it is profitable and has grown 330 percent in the past three years.
Bitkey lead calls Canada an important market as Block launches new self-custody Bitcoin wallet worldwide
Block bills Bitkey as a simpler alternative to other self-custody Bitcoin storage options.