F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance unravelling, Kraken founder investigated by FBI
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance unravelling, Kraken founder investigated by FBI

Plus: Mastercard’s new AI tool helps British banks tackle scams. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy

Plus: Snowflake expands Canadian engineering hub. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe & Robinhood make layoffs, Financeit acquires competitor

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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ApplyBoard co-founder launches Passage to address Canada’s skilled worker shortage with $40 million seed round
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ApplyBoard co-founder launches Passage to address Canada’s skilled worker shortage with $40 million seed round

Ex-ApplyBoard CEO plans to finance skilled immigrants that meet Canada’s workforce needs through new platform. After spending seven years helping international students apply to…

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Salesforce layoffs show Canadian employees caught in ongoing Big Tech cuts
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce latest Big Tech company to make cuts in Canada

Plus: ApplyBoard swaps CEOs. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W…

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Canadian startup news of the week (6/26/22)
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Canadian startup news of the week (1/8/23)

Plus: BetaKit is hiring. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials…

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New analysis identifies 35 Canadian tech companies on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
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ApplyBoard announces leadership switch-up, with founding CEO replaced by brother

ApplyBoard quietly replaced CEO with its CMO last summer. Kitchener-Waterloo edtech startup ApplyBoard quietly made a leadership change last summer, with founding CEO Martin…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside Mozilla’s bid to enter the metaverse

Plus: Applyboard lays off customer experience employees. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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New analysis identifies 35 Canadian tech companies on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
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ApplyBoard cuts back customer experience department

Layoffs impact six percent of ApplyBoard’s workforce. Waterloo Region EdTech startup ApplyBoard announced that it has laid off six percent of its approximately 1500…

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Halp secures $5.5 million CAD to help international students study abroad
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Halp secures $5.5 million CAD to help international students study abroad

Backed by Serena Williams’ venture fund, Halp has amassed an 18,000 family waitlist. From choosing a school and program to applying and accessing financing…

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