Kaz Nejatian brings his former Shopify “second-in-command” to Opendoor
Giang LeGrice, Shopify’s VP of operations, joins Nejatian’s leadership team.
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Shopify promotes Jess Hertz to COO as chief revenue officer departs
Changes to executive team come after Kaz Nejatian left COO role for Opendoor.
Shopify merchants to sell directly through OpenAI’s ChatGPT with new partnership
Shopify stock jumps six percent after widely rumoured partnership is made official.
Google Android head Sameer Samat, FinTech CEO Odilon Almeida join Lightspeed board
CEO Dax Dasilva says the pair “fortify two strategically important areas” for the company.
Attabotics’ story ends with asset sale to Kentucky engineering firm
Deal comes months after Attabotics filed for creditor protection amid cash flow challenges.
Sheertex maker SRTX confirms permanent cuts for 92 employees
Montréal startup formalized August dismissals shortly after CEO handoff to BonLook co-founder Sophie Boulanger.
Roach Capital’s Fahd Ananta follows Kaz Nejatian to Opendoor
Another Shopify alumnus heads to Silicon Valley’s latest meme stock.
Ssense reaches agreement with lenders on restructuring plan
Online retailer to continue under current leadership with $40 million in interim financing.
Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian leaves to lead Opendoor
Nejatian leaves for US real estate firm where pay package could exceed $2.6 billion USD.
Ssense wins temporary protection in battle with creditors
Montréal fashion retailer granted stay order as lenders push for a court-supervised sale.
Shopify and VitalHub return to TSX top 30 list while Propel Holdings and MDA Space make debuts
Canadian tech delivers the strongest average share price increase in this year’s rankings.
SRTX names BonLook co-founder Sophie Boulanger new CEO
Founder Katherine Homuth left the company in March.
Lightspeed would pay $11 million CAD and admit no wrongdoing in proposed lawsuit settlement
The lawsuit stems from allegations the company distorted financial reports.
Ssense seeks to “safeguard” company from potential sale through creditor protection
Online retailer facing headwinds due to US trade policy, dip in luxury demand.
Shopify bolsters product design team with acquisition of Molly Studio
E-commerce giant’s new Product Design Studio to operate like an “internal agency.”