Canadian startup news of the week (10/17/22)
Plus: Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again).
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Boom to bust cycles & why there’s no Canadian techlash
The Canadian companies best adopting big-tech strategies aren’t “tech” companies.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?
Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels.
Report: digital workers provide “immense” economic value, but talent shortage remains
The report found 67 percent of Canadian businesses find it challenging to hire the digital workers they need.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthimple, Shakepay face class action allegations
Plus: Binance’s half a billion crypto hack.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/10/22)
Plus: Meet the Google alumn joining Lightspeed.
How has the tech downturn affected founder mental health?
Nervous founders. Nervous investors. Nervous… everyone.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Instacart to deliver health goods
Plus: Truepill conducts fourth round of layoffs in 2022.
Canada Drives fuels up with $10 million extension to support growth amid economic headwinds
Despite scaling back hiring, co-CEO says Canada Drives is in “a strong position.”
R|T: The Retail Times – How Shopify breathes new life into company meetings
Plus: Instacart cuts staff, curbs hiring in run-up to IPO.
A|I: The AI Times – Darth Vader belongs to AI now
Plus: Google Ventures shelves its algorithm.
Sensibill acquired by Austin-based Q2 Holdings
Q2 bought Sensibill for its financial business data, and machine learning capabilities.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/2/22)
Plus: Canadian tech must embrace indigenous reconciliation.
Three companies hiring Canadian tech talent right now
Array, Scotiabank, and Valeyo are hiring right now.
Canadian unicorns Neo Financial, Ada lead LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Startups list
ApplyBoard appears on list for fourth consecutive year.