Canadian startup news of the week (3/12/23)
Plus: Ten things worth reading on International Womenâs Day.
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans
Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook.
Wattpad lays off 15 percent of workforce
Interim president says cuts come despite best efforts to limit economic impact.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?
Plus: Not the first LastPass breach
Loopio, Reelhouse co-founders launch Barley to help make employee compensation easier, more equitable
Golden Ventures-backed Barley has raised $5.4 million CAD to date.
Toronto venture funding saw a âreturn to sanityâ in 2022
Toronto tech startups raised a collective $3.7 billion through 154 deals in 2022.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/05/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record.
Lightspeed COO Brandon Nussey to depart in latest C-suite shakeup
The COO is the latest in a string of exec changes at Lightspeed.
How to build a diverse talent ecosystem for Canada
The race for tech talent is on, and itâs global.
Sonder lays off 14 percent of staff as it aims to become cash flow positive in 2023
Move marks Sonderâs second round of significant cuts since going public last year.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â TikTok under investigation in Canada for data use
Plus: DOJ to block Adobe’s Figma deal?
Latest Alberta, BC budgets target talent shortage with otherwise minimal new tech investment
Industry stakeholders had hoped to see more for tech and SMBs.
Amazon climate tech fund backs Genecis to turn food waste into bioplastics
Amazon is exploring ways to use Genecisâ bioplastics in its own packaging.
Hootsuite follows Twitter lead as company ditches free plans
Twitter eliminating free API access is expected to have wide-ranging implications.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian regulators tighten crypto rules as Dapper Labs cuts staff, faces class action
Plus: Ant profit falls 83 percent.