Meet the Y Combinator Winter 2024 cohort startups with Canadian roots
W24 participants include Senso, DraftAid, AgentHub, GovernGPT, Datacurve, and more.
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Recon Instruments founder unveils new AR swim goggles
Form’s Smart Swim 2 features heart rate monitor, digital compass.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Peek inside Canva’s battle plan against Adobe
Plus: Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B.
These B2B software companies are hiring in Canada
Visier, ShyftLabs, Autodesk are all looking to beef up their Canadian teams.
Tofu nets $1.2 million to fast-track hiring for tech startups
Company’s backers include Night Capital, Garage Capital, Wayfinder Ventures, Ritual Capital.
Flare acquires US-based competitor Foretrace
Flare claims it experienced triple-digital growth in 2023.
These are the most in-demand roles at tech companies in Canada
Cleantech, AI, SaaS, cybersecurity firms are actively scouting for talent.
NowVertical resolves dispute with founder, shareholder Daren Trousdell
Trousdell called for NowVertical’s board to be replaced in January.
Borderless AI launches from stealth with $27 million for HR assistant
AI-powered product can answer legal, finance, or tax queries in 170 languages.
Proptech startup Landerz plots a course for growth with $1.5-million CAD seed round
Over 100 land opportunities are listed on Landerz’s public platform, totalling over $200 million CAD.
Top Hat’s Maggie Leen appointed CEO two months after Joe Rohrlich’s quiet departure
EdTech firm has also tapped Larry Indovina for the new role of COO.
Busbud continues Latin American expansion with acquisition of Buson
Busbud says it now has over 600 partnerships with bus operators in LATAM.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The US could ban TikTok. Will Canada follow?
Plus: MDF Commerce agrees to go private, but some shareholders raise a fuss.
DevOps platform Codezero raises $3.5-million seed round
The platform is backed by GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke.
Music collaboration startup BeatConnect raises $2.25 million CAD
Platform led by CBC alumni reached over 70,000 users in 2023.