D2C startups not immune to downturn as Article, Mejuri make staff cuts
Article and Mejuri have cut their workforces by 17 and 10 percent, respectively.
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Uberflip CEO attributes company layoffs to “unsteady economy”
Uberflip laid off 31 employees.
Scale Without Borders wants to bring Canada’s immigrant tech community together in November summit
Last year’s summit spanned three days and saw 1,000 registrants.
Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up to raise $6.5 million CAD with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space
OMERS, Wittington, and Round13 have all backed Qui Identity.
FreshBooks secures $100 million USD debt facility from BMO, J.P. Morgan
With fresh funds, FreshBooks wants to continue global expansion, strategic acquisitions.
CFIN invests $338,000 into four Canadian projects related to food sector
Projects in this cohort range from an automated tempeh incubator to upcycling produce.
Wattpad’s new leader is focused on creator value
Wattpad President Jeanne Lam wants to help creators “become the next big hit.”
QuadFi uses AI to make it easier for Canadian newcomers to obtain financing
The B Corp aims to give immigrants a boost with low-interest loans.
Clearco cuts a quarter of staff amid “significant headwinds”
Clearco called the cuts “necessary” and “prudent.”
Advertising tech startup Polar secures funding from Fort Point Capital, rebrands to Nova
Nova president: Polar pioneered the social display space.
Portage Ventures rolls out new late-stage FinTech fund, aims to raise up to $1 billion USD
Amid downturn, Portage sees chance to fund FinTech firms reluctant to take valuation hit.
Four Canadian companies selected for inaugural CB Insights Advanced Manufacturing 50 list
BenchSci, Vention among Canadian startups in the list.
Stadium Live scores $12.8 million CAD Series A to engage Gen Z sports fans
Stadium Live aims to build the “spatial version of Discord.”
Coinsquare lays off 24 percent of staff amid turbulent crypto market, shifted focus to regulation
The cuts follow hiring sprees that took place across the crypto space last year.
Montréal-founded QueerTech wants to expand its 2SLGBTQIA+ events across Canada
72 percent of QueerTech’s 7,600-plus members come from outside Montréal.