Wattpad swaps presidents as Aron Levitz departs to build something new
David Lee takes the reins as Wattpad parent Webtoon streamlines its operating structure.
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Inside Wealthsimple’s “simple” effort to bring Canadian talent home
What started as a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco has attracted over 6,000 job applicants.
Wealthsimple partners with Elon Musk’s X for direct stock trading via social media
Stock tickers on X posts will now link to FinTech’s trading platform for Canadian users.
Xanadu stock trades halted five times on TSX in two days, following price spike
Toronto-based quantum company debuted on exchange just last month.
Kepler to lead testing of European Space Agency’s high-speed data network
Toronto firm helped architect the first phase of the HydRON project.
Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian-headquartered amid merger reports
Remarks come as Cohere reportedly explores combining with a German enterprise AI peer.
Common Wealth secures $12-million Series A to help deliver workplace retirement plans
The Toronto FinTech firm aims to make it easy and affordable to offer retirement benefits.
AppDirect acquires PartnerStack for upwards of $150 million USD
Acquisition secures “missing piece” to build a unified platform for partner-led growth.
Community event platform Wygo secures nearly $1.6 million pre-seed
Wygo allows hosts to create events for an audience that wants to shift their social life offline.
Harmix was a profitable music startup, before AI tools tempted them to build something new
Startup raises $1 million to solve software fragmentation for SMBs.
Cohere goes Deutsch?
Plus: Hypertec is now a key Nvidia partner in Canada.
Motorola acquires AI-based 911 call screening startup Hyper
Deal comes less than a year after Hyper exited stealth.
Toronto gets a new hub for accessibility innovation
Access to Success says new physical space will help founders build among peers.
Why many of Canada’s tech centaurs are in no rush to go public
Leaders from Clio, GeoComply, Wealthsimple, and others talk IPOs and the “SaaSpocalypse.”
ContactMonkey founder steps down after 16 years, former Intuit leader to be next CEO
Jeff Cates had former leadership roles at Intuit Canada, Apple, and HP.