Wiseday enters Canada’s digital mortgage space with “instant” pre-approval process
Wiseday is led by RenoRun, Hopper, Ssense, Ubisoft, Nesto alumni.
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A|I: The AI Times – With a new robot and fresh funding, Attabotics CEO says “the hard part’s done.”
Plus: Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi gears up to hit the road.
Acerta closes $10.4 million CAD Series B to help automakers like Nissan and GM build car parts more efficiently
Acerta puts pedal to the metal and targets North American, European expansion.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna slows expansion, Ripple targets the EU
Plus: Canadian tech layoffs continue.
Canadian startup news of the week (11/20/22)
Plus: Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50.
Will some Canadian tech companies die during the downturn?
Founders: get used to hearing the ‘Canadian no’ more often.
Bold Commerce swaps CEOs, bringing on PayPal, Intuit alum Peter Karpas
Karpas took the reins from Bold co-founder Yvan Boisjoli last month.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – ‘Self-therapy’ startups are blooming
Plus: PointClickCare, Pfizer partner to exchange real-world data on seniors.
R|T: The Retail Times – Inside Hopper’s key strategic relationship and $5 billion valuation
Plus: Where and why Shopify is outsourcing customer support.
BluWave-ai, Tehama receive collective $4.4 million from FedDev Ontario for product development, hiring
The federal government investment is expected to create 85 jobs in the Ottawa region.
Symend closes $54 million CAD to pursue global expansion amid uncertain economic environment
Facing market headwinds and tailwinds, Symend has cut staff and set its sights on growing efficiently.
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s latest unicorn is a quantum computing firm
Plus: Louis Têtu explains how Coveo is bucking tech trends ahead of SAAS NORTH keynote.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Verified trolls cut Musk’s work out for him
Plus: 1Password prepares for the passwordless future.
Canadian startup news of the week (11/13/22)
Plus: 1Password prepares to battle tech giants for passwordless future.
Louis Têtu explains how Coveo is bucking tech trends ahead of SAAS NORTH keynote
Serial entrepreneur to share hard-earned stories and predictions at SAAS NORTH.