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Charles Mandel's reporting and writing on technology has appeared in Wired.com, Canadian Business, Report on Business Magazine, Canada's National Observer, The Globe and Mail, and the National Post, among many others. He lives off-grid in Nova Scotia.

Markets

Lendified expressed doubts about moving forward as a company after posting first quarter loss

May 30, 2022

Lendified said it is running an accumulated deficit of $52.2 million.

CRA HQ

Canadian innovators wonder what proposed SR&ED review will accomplish

May 26, 2022

Some think it’s time for a SR&ED overhaul, but what’s a review going to do?

Trexity
Funding

Led by former Shopify executive, on-demand delivery service Trexity raises $5 million for Canadian expansion

May 25, 2022

Trexity helped pioneer a subscription delivery service for Kettleman’s Bagel.

Shopify Shop app
Retail

Shopify beta testing new rewards program, Shop Cash

May 20, 2022

Shopify’s latest Shop app experiment ratchets up potential competition with Amazon.

Lightspeed payments
Markets

Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

May 19, 2022

Lightspeed’s fourth-quarter revenue grew by 78 percent year-over-year.

Gov'r app
Impact

OnlyForward’s newly launched Gov’r app a “modern way” for citizens to engage with politicians

May 17, 2022

“When I think about how engagement feels, it feels like 2001.”

VC

Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA

May 17, 2022

Q1 2022 was also just shy of the most private equity deals on record.

Markets

WonderFi, Bitfarms, Tokens.com, CoinSmart post earnings during a volatile period for crypto

May 16, 2022

Bitcoin sell-off, other factors impact companies’ bottom lines.

Spare
SaaS

Spare, Lyft partner to offer flexible transportation for transit agencies

May 16, 2022

Spare tested the service in Texas ahead of a broader roll out.

Shopify
Retail

Payment network giant Affirm extends its partnership with Shopify

May 13, 2022

Multi-year agreement extension cements Affirm as exclusive Shopify provider.

dialogue-team
Markets

Dialogue, LifeSpeak struggle to please shareholders with first quarter 2022 results

May 12, 2022

Both healthtech companies noted user-driven revenue growth while share prices continue to tumble.

MogoTrade
Markets

FinTech earnings week: revenues up for Nuvei, Propel, Mogo, Payfare

May 12, 2022

Net income is another matter.

John Ruffolo, Maverix Private Equity
Funding

Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora

May 10, 2022

The investor that bet on Shopify is now betting on Shopify stores.

VC

Celtic House venture partner Jonathan Graff joins LifeRaft Inc. as CEO

May 9, 2022

Graff built digital media company, Kaboose, to over 500 employees.

Toronto

Ontario 2022 budget continues innovation focus, but heavy on previously announced commitments

Apr 29, 2022

Province promises to expand fund of funds venture investing.

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