F|T: The FinTech Times – The unravelling of LoanSnap after raising $100 million
Plus: Ratehub has a new CEO.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforceâs first revenue miss in 18 years
Plus: Vista Equity writing off PluralSight after $3.5 billion acquisition.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bitfarms bites back at activist takeover
Plus: Nesto eyes controlling stake in CMLS Financial.
Alberta Innovates launches new program to connect healthtech startups with early adopters, investors
IDEATE is being supported by a $2.1-million investment from PrairiesCan.
R|T: The Retail Times – Gildanâs board resigns after months of boardroom battle
Plus: Shopify convinces US court to overturn 2022 patent-infringement decision.
Genesys, Longbow and others recognized for big exits at 2024 CVCA awards
CVCA also named the Global Dealmaker, Lifetime Legacy, Community Leadership, and Regional Impact award recipients.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAIâs âwhether you like it or notâ philosophy
Plus: Shopify’s Tobi LĂŒtke will help advise Meta’s AI strategy.
Amplitude Ventures closes $263 million for second precision medicine VC fund
Amplitude has already made four investments from Fund II.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Newfoundlandâs CoLab to go on hiring spree with Series B funding
Plus: Thinkific has too much cash. Thatâs a real problem.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bench and Shopify alumni get $11 million to launch âStripe for accountingâ
Plus: Neo Financial credit products will now report to Equifax.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Uber Health rolling out caregiving solution in US
Plus: CloudMD to go private after acquisition spree dries liquidity.
R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify exec paid more than Tobi LĂŒtke and Harley Finkelstein
Plus: Lightspeedâs Dax Dasilva sheds interim label from CEO title and puts EBITDA in the green.
A|I: The AI Times – AI is jeopardizing Microsoftâs climate goals
Plus: OpenAI hemorrhages safety-conscious leaders, including Canadian Ilya Sutskever.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Squarespace to go private in $6.9 billion deal after hefty IPO
Plus: Figma shareholders to sell at a discount in Adobe deal fallout.
Blossom closes $2.1 million to grow its investing social network in the US
After abandoning its brokerage vision, Blossom plans to remain a social platform.