H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups
Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin.
layoffs
Pine acquires Properly to capture more of the Canadian home-buying process
Digital mortgage firm aims to build the former proptech into Canada’s top real estate website.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles
Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains.
Clearco secures new equity financing from existing investors and asset-backed facility as struggling financier recapitalizes
Inovia, Founders Circle double down on Clearco with SVB debt buyback, $60-million Series D.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Summertime Sadness for Saskatoon software startups
Plus: 1Password has a president.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple partners with Interac, Luge Capital is ready to cut cheques
Plus: Neo Financial, Float headline LinkedIn top startups list.
Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund
Plus: AI regulation is coming but Tobi Lütke is not “EFRAID”
Loop Energy lays off majority of staff, citing challenging capital market conditions
Hydrogen fuel cell firm terminates 84 employees, shuts China office.
Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership
Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts
Plus: Digital health, health IT funding slumped in Q2, but some bright spots remain.
Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy its autonomous trucking tech
Waabi’s self-driving solution has already hit the road in Texas as part of 10-year agreement.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce begins restoring headcount after slashing 10 percent of staff
Plus: Plurilock finds gains in selling safety, Databricks raises $500M.
Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline
Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO.
Properly founders exit as company and tech are sold in separate transactions
America real-estate giant Compass buys out Properly founders; unnamed Canadian firm acquires brokerage.
Cultivator hits $100M milestone as Conexus loses VC Sean O’Connor
Plus: How this multi-millionaire “pirate” entrepreneur kicked his self-destructive habits.