R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon reduces private-label operation as it battles costs, regulators
Plus: FinTech platforms are leaning more heavily on buy now, pay later.
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Home-sharing platform Happipad partners with Nova Scotia government to aid province’s rental crisis
Province estimates 130,000 vacancies could potentially be filled through the partnership.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Lightspeed bring positive earnings to pessimistic markets
Plus: Uber is finally making money after years of losses.
Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck
Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify adds new merchant tools, loses long-time VP
Plus: Shein makes an aggressive pitch to woo US Amazon sellers.
With school districts ‘striving to achieve more with less,’ layoffs come to Paper
The EdTech startup’s founders said the decision was not made lightly.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText’s acquisition of Micro Focus spurs IP and patent questions
Plus: Solink secures $60 million to scale cloud-based video surveillance service.
With initial $8-million close for Nex Gen VC Partners, KJSM Ventures’ team targets more early-stage tech startups
After deal flow exceeded their family office’s capacity, the McKays built a VC fund.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe to power Shopify’s new business credit card
Plus: How the partnership between Apple and Goldman Sachs soured.
DeFi company Wellfield inks deal to acquire crypto custodian Brane Trust
Canadian crypto consolidation continues with Toronto, Ottawa firms set to join forces.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ora Medical gets the BDC Bump
Plus: Halifax’s 3D BioFibR secures $3.52M for automated collagen fibre manufacturing.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein
Plus: Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow face SEC probe.
Long-time VP and product leader Satish Kanwar departs Shopify
Kanwar steps down 10 years after Shopify’s Jet Cooper acquisition.
Solink secures $60-million USD Series C and backing from Goldman Sachs to become cloud video surveillance leader
As the security market shifts to cloud, Solink looks to scale.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing?
Plus: Constellation Software acquires Optimal Blue, Vitruvi acquired by Bow River Capital.