Amid recent wave of Canadian tech layoffs, Communitech brings The Help List back
The list aims to connect displaced tech talent with new job opportunities.
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Market watch: Well Health, Magnet Forensics, Dialogue Health, and Thinkific Labs
Gains and losses aren’t about the verticals, but rather the companies.
Armed with more capital to back women entrepreneurs, Phoenix Fire makes first investment in VoxCell
Phoenix Fire’s LPs now include the co-founders of Thinkific and Odaia.
With only four deals closed, Q2 2022 was Waterloo Region’s least active funding quarter in three years
Only another Faire megadeal rescued Waterloo Region from its lowest investment quarter in a year.
BlackBerry, L-SPARK unveil third cohort for connected car accelerator
Third cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek.
Toronto, Vancouver tech talent pools saw highest growth in latest CBRE report
Ottawa is on par for highest concentration in tech talent with the San Francisco Bay Area.
Multilingual chatbot startup Proto secures $5.6 million for global expansion
Proto’s polyglot chatbot was created to improve inclusion, protection of customers.
Helcim, MintList, Ukko Agro among startups in third cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator
Participants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn
Despite present conditions, Faire hasn’t paused or slowed hiring, or made any layoffs.
Flipp acquires digital savings content platform Reebee
As grocery prices spike, Flipp and Reebee consolidate to help more Canadians save money.
ApplyBoard CEO says market downturn isn’t slowing down international expansion or IPO plans
CEO says ApplyBoard’s large cash reserves, “counter-cyclical” education market give startup room to grow.
Axonify acquires employee communication startup Nudge
Axonify, Nudge plan to disrupt the marketplace for frontline employees.
Collision unveils 28 Canadian startups shortlisted for pitch competition
Collision expects to see 35,000 attendees in-person after two years of being online.
Calgary only Canadian tech city not to drop in Startup Genome’s annual ecosystem report
Startup Blink report tells different story, with Canadian cities rising up through the ranks.
University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
As quantum computing race heats up, EvolutionQ secures $7 million CAD for quantum-safe cybersecurity.