Lightspeed leverages acquisitions to launch new flagship omnichannel retail platform
Lightspeed Retail launch follows company’s recent C-Suite shakeup.
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Q4 Inc. records 23 percent YoY revenue growth, halves net losses in Q1 2022 earnings
CEO attributes Q4’s strong Q1 to tech investments, focus on existing customers.
Think Research posts record 438 percent revenue increase in Q4 2021 following acquisitions
Think Research saw 178 percent YoY rise in revenue, nearly tripled net loss last year.
Amid rising competition with Amazon, Shopify reports 45 percent increase in economic activity fuelled by its merchants
Report comes as Shopify pursues Deliverr, Amazon encroaches on Shopify’s territory.
Space startup Maritime Launch Services goes public on NEO Exchange
As the first space company on the NEO Exchange, Maritime is ready for take off.
Think Research to continue acquisition spree with new $25 million credit facility
Think Research has been actively purchasing companies since its TSXV debut.
CFO behind Q4 Inc. IPO, Ryan Levenberg, steps down
COO Donna de Winter will assume the role of interim CFO.
Legible sees more execs depart in restructuring as company eyes private placement for liquidity
In recent weeks, Legible has laid off 23 employees and lost its CTO, CFO, CRO, and CPO.
Netcoins user walks away with an estimated $1.58 million after software vulnerability
Netcoins’ parent company is attempting to track down the missing cryptocurrency.
Shopify proposes governance changes to protect CEO Tobi Lütke’s voting power
Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale.
In effort to cut costs, CSE-listed Legible lays off over a third of its employees
Legible becomes second publicly-traded Canadian tech firm to announce significant layoffs in the past week.
Acquisitions propel Well Health to record revenues, profits in 2021
Well Health Posts adjusted gross profits of $153.7 million CAD for 2021
Thinkific CEO describes layoffs as effort to preserve cash amid tough capital-raising environment for public companies
Company’s share price has risen 13 percent since layoffs were announced.
Following 2021 losses, Thinkific to lay off 100 employees
Layoffs to impact one-fifth of Thinkific’s 499-person team.
Executive shakeup at Lightspeed with CFO shifted to COO, and two new hires
The changes follow Dax Dasilva’s move from CEO to executive chair, in February.