Think Research reports increased revenues, debt in Q3
CEO maintains company well positioned to continue revenue growth.
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Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders
The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools.
Canadian tech layoffs continue as tough year comes to a close
Properly, TealBook, D2L, League among latest firms to cut staff amid economic downturn.
Intuit launches third edition of Prosperity Accelerator for Toronto FinTech startups
Amid slowdown in FinTech funding, Intuit wants to continue helping startups scale.
Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s fastest growing startups lists for 2022
Annual survey of tech execs expresses concerns over access to capital, talent.
Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams, according to LinkedIn posts
Impacted roles in Canada include Amazon Alexa’s development team.
Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi gearing up to hit the road
Waabi is unveiling its self-driving technology.
Cyclica receives $2.4 million CAD grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The grant is helping develop new, hormone-free contraceptives.
FreshBooks, Plusgrade, Day & Ross among six Scale AI projects to receive $25 million
Funded projects vary in applications, from the travel industry to accounting.
Tech4SickKids raises almost $51,000 in second annual virtual auction
The campaign has raised $9 million of its $25 million goal.
Xero appoints Canadian native Sukhinder Singh Cassidy as new CEO
Xero’s newest leader had exec positions at Google, Stubhub, Polyvore.
With Passage acquisition 1Password prepares to battle tech giants for passwordless future
Acquisitions, exec turnover, and new tech mark transition period for 1Password. CEO Jeff Shiner sounds ready.
Customer experience platform Alida secures $60 million USD credit facility
With a new Edmonton office, Alida sets sights on the rest of North America and beyond.
Xanadu closes $100 million USD Series C as quantum computing firm becomes Canada’s latest unicorn
Xanadu wants to bring the first commercially available quantum computers to market.
Meta mass layoffs hit Canada less than a year after major expansion plans
Canadian teams affected include client relations, human resources, among others.