Alberta tech CEOs sign letter claiming restrictions over “software engineer” title hampering province’s talent gains
Open letter to premier addresses âclassic example of regulator overreach.â
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s value dips, Lightspeed taps Google alum
Plus: Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business.
Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again)
PayTechs of Canada executive director calls process âdisappointingâ and âabsurd.â
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â TikTok pushes for growth, Elon pushes for Twitter… again
Plus: L-SPARK selects six startups for latest B2B SaaS accelerator cohort.
Report: digital workers provide âimmenseâ economic value, but talent shortage remains
The report found 67 percent of Canadian businesses find it challenging to hire the digital workers they need.
Quandri raises $2 million CAD to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks for insurance industry
CEO says Quandri has seen âinsane growthâ since investing in sales and marketing.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthimple, Shakepay face class action allegations
Plus: Binance’s half a billion crypto hack.
How TD is working to open-source equity education
Samantha Estoesta shares how to bring an âequity lensâ to research and product development.
RBC continues healthcare strategy with MDBilling acquisition
MDBilling builds on RBCâs purchase of Dr.Bill in 2020.
Crypto lending startup Ledn to acquire Arxnovum to expand into asset investments
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
Tobi LĂŒtke, Round13 part of $40 million USD Series A for blockchain gaming startup Horizon
Web3 and traditional gaming companies like Ubisoft, Take-Two also invested in Horizon.
Carbon6 closes $88 million CAD Series A to consolidate âfragmentedâ e-commerce software space
Starting with Amazon, Carbon6 aims to buy and build more tools for marketplace sellers.
Two Small Fish goes big with third fund, targets $40 million CAD final close
The firmâs investments include SkipTheDishes and Sheertex.
Class action lawsuit filed against Wealthsimple, Shakepay over alleged misleading crypto trading fees
The suit is seeking $10 million in punitive damages from both startups.
Ownly secures $2.55 million, aims to become âShopify for real estateâ
Calgary startup aims to help âold schoolâ real estate developers sell new homes.