Shopify extends point-of-sale hardware to Canadian retailers after initial US launch
Shopify continues physical retail push as online sales fall from pandemic heights.
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Novisto closes $27-million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting
Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password launches passkeys for businesses
Plus: Tehama returns as management buys out of bankruptcy.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/22/23)
Plus: Sam Altman says this Canadian city should be the next AI hub.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies
Plus: FDA commissioner: “hard to catch up” on regulating digital health.
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba logistics arm eyes up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO
Plus: Attabotics sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire.
Tehama returns as management team buys it out of bankruptcy
CEO Paul Vallée said he’s “pretty chuffed” about the new startup.
Canada ranks 12th in Shopify’s first report on economic impact of merchants
Canada’s Shopify merchants lag behind on economic impact compared to smaller economies.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Absolute Software sold to Crosspoint for $657 million
Plus: Hopper to power Uber’s expansion into flight bookings.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/14/23)
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“A new bottom”: Toronto and Waterloo Region venture funding fell short in first quarter of 2023
Toronto’s venture funding dropped 94 percent year-over-year.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password’s CEO responds to Google’s “tipping point”
Plus: Will BlackBerry make it to the BlackBerry movie release?
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify sheds staff, offloads logistics business to focus on “main quest”
Plus: RenoRun halts operations as it pursues asset sale.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/7/23)
Plus: Canadian Q1 VC investment falls 82 percent from last year.
Bell to acquire Montréal cloud services provider FX Innovation
Bell posted an 88 percent decline in free cash flow since the first quarter of 2022.