Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s revenue surpasses Zara, Alibaba is worth about half of Tencent

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ChargeLab taps Newlab, Flipp alums Shaun Stewart and Patrick Smith to leadership team

Stewart will serve as ChargeLab’s new president, while Smith has joined as VP engineering. Toronto-based ChargeLab has added two new members to its executive…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban
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R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban

Plus: Flexport continues weekly cuts with 20 percent workforce reduction. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability

Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Has the FTC taken the first step to break up Amazon?
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R|T: The Retail Times – Has the FTC taken the first step to break up Amazon?

Plus: Behind the scenes of Shopify’s Buy with Prime deal and Flexport’s ousting of CEO Dave Clark. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs in the last five years

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs last year

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BetaKit Podcast live at Startupfest
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The BetaKit Podcast: LIVE from Startupfest!

With: Dr. Theresa Johnson (Airbnb), Harper Reed (General Galactic Corporation), and Neha Khera (2048 Ventures). After dipping our toes in the live podcast format…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?

Plus: Growth equity firm PSG takes a big bite out of Toronto startup Hostaway. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS…

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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures
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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Vault’s co-founders have previously worked at Revolut, Koho. Vault is the latest Canadian startup looking to make banking easier for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Toronto-based…

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