OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction
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OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction

OpenText said it expects to cut the combined entity’s teams by 8 percent due to Micro Focus acquisition. Kitchener-Waterloo-based OpenText has closed its acquisition…

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Vidyard sets sights on $1 billion in revenue as it bolsters go-to-market efforts
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Vidyard sets sights on $1 billion in revenue as it bolsters go-to-market efforts

CEO says Vidyard considering M&A opportunities amid tech downturn. After seeing strong pandemic-fuelled growth, Kitchener-Waterloo software startup Vidyard is aiming to hit the $100…

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A|I: The AI Times – ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks to raise at $29 billion valuation
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A|I: The AI Times – ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks to raise at $29 billion valuation

Plus: AI regulation is coming to Canada. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…

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Nuvei enters $1.7 billion CAD deal to acquire US payments tech firm Paya
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Nuvei enters $1.7 billion CAD deal to acquire US payments tech firm Paya

Paya’s share price climbed by 24 percent following the news of its potential acquisition. Montréal-based FinTech startup Nuvei has entered a deal to acquire…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI projects $1 billion in revenue in two years
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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI projects $1 billion in revenue in two years

Plus: Cohere hires YouTube CFO as president. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…

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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 – Inside Hopper’s key strategic relationship and $5 billion valuation

Plus: Where and why Shopify is outsourcing customer support. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation

Montréal-based Hopper has secured about $96 million USD ($130 million CAD) in equity funding from American financial giant Capital One to build out its…

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Telus to acquire product development shop WillowTree for $1.2 billion USD

WillowTree’s clients include Fox, CBC, PepsiCo. Telus has entered into an agreement to acquire American tech company WillowTree, which develops digital products like native…

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Neo Financial joins Canada’s unicorns as Peter Thiel’s Valar triples down with $185 million round
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26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue BetaKit

Another 26 Canadian tech companies are on their way towards reaching $1 billion in annual revenue, according to a data-based initiative from Kitchener-Waterloo’s Communitech….

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With new Thrive platform, BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds

BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund team has its second fund, lots more capital, and an expanded mandate. The Business Development Bank of…

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