H|T: The Healthtech Times – Garmin expands Alberta presence
Plus: Three Atlantic Canadian healthtech startups gear up for growth.
R|T: The Retail Times – Ssense failed to notify government of its cyberattack
Plus: eBay to lay off 4 percent of work force.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs continue to hit Canadian FinTech
Plus: PayPal’s CEO to retire at the end of 2023.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/12/23)
Plus: Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition.
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon facing antitrust, slower growth
Plus: Lightspeed layoffs Groundhog Day
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Spotify founder takes on healthcare
Plus: Manitoba’s sleep test backlog solution.
A|I: The AI Times – Google bets on Anthropic, Ada makes more layoffs
Plus: The fight against AI art.
Atlantic Canada healthtech firms NovaResp, SiftMed, The Rounds secure funding
Rounds for all companies were led by or had participation from Atlantic Canada-based VCs.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Big Tech discovers austerity
Plus: OpenText acquires Micro Focus.
F|T: The FinTech Times – CoinSmart, Coinsquare split leads to legal proceedings
Plus: PayPal to cut 2000 workers.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/5/23)
Plus: Raven Indigenous Capital Partners closes second fund.
Engineers needed across Canada
Autodesk, Deloitte, and Pixieset are all looking to hire.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Google slapped with antitrust suit
Plus: Activist investor takes big stake in Salesforce.
A|I: The AI Times – Tenstorrent swaps CEOs, DeepMind exits Edmonton
Plus: does Ottawa have the right plan to support an AI industry?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Smile Digital Health nabs $30 million Series B
Plus: Amazon expands into pharmacy.