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H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS Ventures wants you to reset your expectations for healthtech investing
Plus: Pfizer Canada announces inaugural cohort of its Healthcare Hub. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…
R|T: The Retail Times – How trucking startup Convoy drove itself into the ground
Plus: Post-Hopper, Expedia partners with Air Miles for new travel booking platform. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI employee secondary values company at least $80 billion
Plus: Why Korean car makers want Tenstorrent’s AI hardware. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Struggling BBTV to go private while BlackBerry spinout eyes June IPO
Plus: What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…
EDC report says Canada is struggling to convert startups to scaleups
Plus: Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as part of coast-to-coast Fund III. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Procurify, Hiive secure new funding to tackle spend management & secondaries
Plus: Plaid hires first CFO on road to IPO. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…
What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition
Co-founder shares M&A insights ahead of TechExit appearance on October 25. Allen Lau, co-founder and former CEO of Wattpad, has had first-hand M&A experience…
Elevate gears up for 2023 tech festival, unveils full schedule and list of speakers
Headlined by Canada’s Deputy PM, Elevate’s latest event will feature masterclasses and networking after-parties. Elevate Festival, which is set to return to Toronto in…
KB Nam officially named president of Wattpad following recent leadership change
KB Nam was hired as interim president following two previous leadership departures. Wattpad has officially named KB Nam as its president after serving in…
Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company
Naver Webtoon’s KB Nam has been appointed interim president. Online self-publishing platform provider Wattpad has announced that its president Jeanne Lam will be departing…