Sonder inks Marriott licensing deal, secures additional liquidity amid continued challenges
Canadian-founded short-term rental firm expects to benefit from Marriott’s distribution.
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Well Health plans to spin out, publicly list SaaS and services business in 2025
Founder and CEO Hamed Shahbazi said spin out will unlock “significant shareholder value.”
Targeted by activist investor, Bitfarms chairman and co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down
The board shakeup follows Bitfarms adopting a second ‘poison pill’ after its first was struck down.
Shopify’s venture into brick-and-mortar payments pays off, revenue grows 21% in Q2
Navigating a mixed consumer spending environment, the company brought in $2 billion USD.
Nuvei posts 30% revenue growth in second quarter
Nuvei announced it plans to acquire Brazil-based Pay2All earlier this week.
LeddarTech’s Nasdaq listing in jeopardy as stock falls below $1-USD minimum
Warned it could be delisted in 180 days, company secures up to $9 million USD in bridge financing.
Dax Dasilva wants his bonus
Plus: More money on the table for diverse founders.
Lightspeed beats revenue forecast in first full quarter under Dax Dasilva’s renewed reign
Montréal-based company reports 27 percent year-over-year sales increase to $266.1 million USD.
Why Clio didn’t IPO
Plus: The largest Series A raised by a Black female founder in Canada.
WonderFi working on Ethereum-based products with new innovation and development arm
Dubbed WonderFi Labs, the new arm is working on a Layer 2 blockchain and non-custodial wallet.
Bitfarms appoints Ben Gagnon as CEO amidst activist threats from Riot Platforms
Bitfarms parted ways with a CEO in March, kicking off a lawsuit and a public spat with Riot.
Healwell AI invests $2.7 million CAD into Elon Musk’s xAI to tap into company’s expertise, resources
Healwell CEO touts access to xAI’s closed developer program as big potential benefit.
Shopify announces embedded AI as part of Summer 2024 Edition product updates
Shopify is using AI for image editing, product creation, customer support, navigation.
Copperleaf Technologies to join wave of #CDNtech go-privates in $1-billion deal with IFS
Copperleaf expects IFS to continue investing in its Vancouver team.
After over a decade at Lightspeed, JP Chauvet aims to be “good sounding board” as Inovia’s newest executive-in-residence
In wide-ranging BetaKit interview, Chauvet takes stock of Lightspeed tenure, shares plan to help other entrepreneurs.