Slack CEO Lidiane Jones to depart after a year in the role
Jones will become CEO of Bumble as Salesforce-owned Slack looks for its third CEO in as many years.
Canadian Startup News
Sanctuary AI, RainStick among #CDNtech companies named to TIME’s 2023 Best Inventions list
The list also recognized neural earbud developer Naqi Logix and lithium tech firm Li-Metal.
The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023
Workleap, Wealthsimple, OpenView, BDC leaders among stage headliners November 15-16.
Electronic circuit manufacturer SMT Intelligence raises $68 million from the Fonds FTQ
SMT uses robotics, AI to produce over eight million electronic circuits annually.
Why Canadian SMBs are choosing managed service partners to protect against cyber threats
New Cisco data shows only nine percent of Canadian businesses are prepared to handle hybrid security risks.
Nova Scotia taps Maple to expand free virtual care to the entire province
Maple will expand from servicing 145,000 Nova Scotians to over one million.
BetaKit Live: Getting Hybrid Work Right
What the new best practices to ensure that businesses in 2023 are getting hybrid work right for the long term?
Lightspeed’s stock rises as firm exceeds outlook for fiscal Q2, achieves positive EBITDA
Company takes a step towards profitability, boosts revenue guidance.
Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year
Last year, Faire slashed seven percent of its workforce as the e-commerce boom dimmed.
Cultivator’s AgTech accelerator startups surpass $80 million in funding since January 2022
Applications are open for its third cohort set to begin in March.
Shopify shares jump after company’s Q3 revenue, profit beat analyst expectations
Cost reductions, fulfillment changes help fuel strong Q3 for Shopify.
Brickeye secures $5 million CAD in convertible debt round with participation from BDC and Graphite Ventures
Brickeye provides construction companies with job site monitoring, analytics, and smart automations.
Auditor General to probe SDTC following ISED-commissioned investigation
ISED paused new SDTC funding after third-party report uncovered conflict of interest, governance issues.
FigBytes acquired by Irish software company AMCS in trans-atlantic ESG deal
The deal comes one year after FigBytes secured $14.5 million USD for its ESG insights platform.
RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups
RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada.