H|T: The Healthtech Times – LifeSpeak’s largest acquisition
Plus: Their bionic eyes are now obsolete and unsupported.
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Thinkific’s revenue, losses up in Q4
Thinkific claims increased losses reflect rising expenses, competitive job market
Avanti Software secures $25 million to fully embrace cloud-only payroll and HR tech
Since its acquisition in 2016, Avanti has gone “all-in on the cloud.”
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s stock slips
Plus: Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: The delivery wars are heating up.
Toronto’s Neha Bahl joins US-based Renew Venture Capital as general partner
Neha Bahl is the former CEO of Toronto Business Development Centre.
A|I: The AI Times – Speaking Cohere’s language
Plus: Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices.
Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance as product director
The Bench co-founder described Shopify Balance as “a phenomenal product.”
RouteThis secures $25 million to take the headache out of home internet
Company sadly can’t bypass nation’s telco oligopoly.
Village Wellth raises $400,000 CAD seed round for its business acquisition platform
Village Wellth aims to “democratize” the acquisition process for buyers.
Busbud closes $14 million CAD, acquires Recorrido to fuel Latin American expansion
Chilean energy firm COPEC’s venture arm led the round.
Operto raises $15.3 million CAD to help hosts manage short-term rentals, hotels
Operto is eyeing international expansion and new verticals like hotels.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse
Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough.
Three Developer/Software Engineer roles available in Canada now
ResQ, CBC/Radio Canada, and Valeyo are all hiring right now.
Roach Capital closes $6.4 million CAD for first fund from prominent VCs, Shopify execs
Golden Ventures and partners from Tiger Global and Garage Capital also invested in the Shopify alum-led fund.
Mila partners with AI Sweden to bolster AI R&D in Canada and Sweden
AI Sweden has established a physical presence in Montréal.