R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s value dips, Lightspeed taps Google alum
Plus: Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business.
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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.
RBC continues healthcare strategy with MDBilling acquisition
MDBilling builds on RBCâs purchase of Dr.Bill in 2020.
Canada Drives fuels up with $10 million extension to support growth amid economic headwinds
Despite scaling back hiring, co-CEO says Canada Drives is in âa strong position.â
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.
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.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Celsius CEO resigns as new reporting points to withdrawal ahead of bankruptcy
Plus: Crypto lender Voyager to sell assets.
Twitch is dying and Devin Nash knows why
Unpacking the myriad threats to Amazon’s streaming experiment.
R|T: The Retail Times – Affirmed partnerships
Plus: Mexican unicorn gets $810M in debt financing.
Shopify reemphasizes brick-and-mortar with new mobile POS hardware
Shopify says offline retail is âall the way back.â
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Meta, Google quietly cut staff, Trulioo exits small biz
Plus: BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Competitive intensity
Plus: Amazon, Square launch BNPL in Canada.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Adobe has $20 billion designs on Figma
Plus: Google to face $25 billion lawsuit.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
Final winner will be named on Oct 6th at the Technology Impact Awards gala.