Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
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R|T: The Retail Times – Etsy and Bolt make cuts as revenue growth dips

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R|T: The Retail Times – How trucking startup Convoy drove itself into the ground

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Cardata gears up with new funding, BlackBerry plots connected-car split

Plus: Qualtrics lets go of 780 workers. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Instabase notches $2 billion valuation on the back of AI

Plus: Montreal-based HR platform GSoft secures $125M. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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RenoRun lays off 12 percent of staff, pauses geographic expansion amid uncertainty surrounding consumer spending
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – RenoRun’s “Hail Mary” deals fail to save it from creditor protection

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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet shareholders ignore critics, back acquisition

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet Forensics proxy advisors split on takeover

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – TikTok under investigation in Canada for data use

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Canadian privacy commissioners launch joint investigation into TikTok data use

TikTok agreed to a $2 million settlement for a Canadian class action lawsuit last year. The federal and provincial privacy commissioners in…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shop Pay vs. ‘Buy with Prime’ begins

Plus: TikTok Parent ByteDance’s E-Commerce Volume Surged in 2022. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…

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