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Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopify’s second strategic investment in recent weeks
Recent SEC filing indicates Shopify may have invested $100 million USD in Klaviyo.
Fable raises $8.4 million CAD Series A to fuel move beyond tableware
Fable wants to sell “all the little items … that make a house a home.”
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Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
The results come one day after a 10 percent, company-wide reduction in staff.
Shopify laying off 10 percent of staff
Lütke: “It’s now clear that bet didn’t pay off.”
Tech-enabled fulfillment company Darwynn closes $20 million pre-seed round
Darwynn says its facilities take up less space and costs less to operate.
Blume secures $2 million CAD to scale latte replacement product
Ex-Frank and Oak exec buys into Blume’s first institutional round.
Real estate auction platform Unreserved files $25 million lawsuit against real estate associations
Startup claims defamation and interference in Unreserved’s economic interests.
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Lightspeed expands systems integration with OpenTable
Lightspeed gives OpenTable a seat in its growing reservation platform network.
Shopify launches YouTube Shopping integration in latest social commerce push
New Shopify partnership lets customers press play and pay on YouTube.
Multilingual chatbot startup Proto secures $5.6 million for global expansion
Proto’s polyglot chatbot was created to improve inclusion, protection of customers.
Fieldless Farms secures $17.5 million to expand indoor farm, leafy greens product line
The Ottawa startup claims growing demand for lettuce amid global shortage.
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