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With new president Sarah Miller Wright, Certn targets profitable growth over acquisitions

Following 2023 layoffs, Miller Wright must steer Certn’s global operations through a “transformation year.”

Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.

Plus: Late-stage VC funding continues to drop, but seed-stage is Golden.

Plus: Investors fooled by Lyft typo.

Despite a tough market, Golden remains “long Canada” with strong support from existing LPs.

Plus: #CDNtech startups pivot and refocus in 2024.

After September 2022 “reset,” Prodigy has set its sights back on sustainable growth.

A Zafin investor said the deal represents one of the largest recent exits in the Canadian software industry.

Plus: Crypto stakeholders raise alarm on stablecoins.

GenAI will exponentially increase the threats we face online, but it could also be our greatest protector.

Plus: How 23andMe’s valuation fell from $6 billion to nearly $0.

Plus: Shopify unveils term loans, lines of credit for merchants.

Plus: Antitrust regulations dampen deals and Meta’s paying dividends.

Plus: C100 CEO is out after less than two years in role.

Plus: eBay and Flexport plan more staff cuts.