Backed by Bay Street veterans, Obsiido wants to make alternative investing accessible
Obsiido emerges from stealth with $815,000 pre-seed round.
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Canada’s small businesses want open banking, too
Small business owners are eager to unlock new opportunities as Canada builds open banking framework.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s revenue jumps but beware Amazon’s Trojan horse
Plus: Proposed regulations for Retail Payment Activities Act open for public comment.
OMERS Ventures enters 2023 with new playbook as firm looks to launch fifth fund this year
Unified global investment team the latest change in OV’s evolution.
A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada facing an AI talent drain?
Plus: Tesla recalls full ‘self-driving’ cars.
Round13 leads System-3’s $3.6 million round to mitigate bias in hiring leadership talent
System-3 taking cues from aviation industry training to evaluate company leadership.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – YouTube’s CEO to step down
Plus: Wix, DocuSign make cuts.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Fight brews over Magnet Forensics acquisition deal
Plus: Jobber secures $100 million.
A|I: The AI Times – Meet Google’s answer to ChatGPT
Plus: Shopify dabbles in AI, Radical adds Fei-Fei Li.
Movement51 launches investment readiness education program for women entrepreneurs across Canada
With backing from TD, Movement51 aims to close VC funding gap for gender-diverse founders.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Garmin expands Alberta presence
Plus: Three Atlantic Canadian healthtech startups gear up for growth.
Blaise Transit signs contract to deploy on-demand transit tech in Nova Scotia
The tech will be deployed to 23 communities over 12 months.
GreenSky expands team, secures $17 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn
“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.”
As unregulated crypto players collapse around the world, Netcoins expands into the US
Canadian firm aims to offer “compliant” alternative to unregistered US exchanges.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Spotify founder takes on healthcare
Plus: Manitoba’s sleep test backlog solution.