Tag: downturn
Float launches new corporate card as it experiences growth in economic downturn
How a Toronto FinTech startup says it stays afloat as others struggle. This week, Toronto-based Float launched a new version of its corporate card…
GreenSky expands team, secures $17 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn BetaKit
“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.” GreenSky Ventures has announced its fifth fund with a…
GreenSky expands team, secures $16 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn BetaKit
“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.” GreenSky Ventures has announced its fifth fund with a…
Unbounce’s Peter Housley on hitting your targets in a downturn
Unbounce CMO says startup slashed its paid media strategy 30 percent. As a potential recession looms over the tech sector, Unbounce’s chief marketing officer…
Canadian tech hubs not immune to downturn as Communitech lays off 10 percent of workforce
Innovation hub sees second significant staff reduction since 2019 provincial budget cuts. With the ongoing economic downturn impacting tech companies large and small, layoffs…
Will some Canadian tech companies die during the downturn?
Founders: get used to hearing the ‘Canadian no’ more often. Live from SAAS NORTH, it’s the BetaKit Podcast! Recorded at… 7:30 AM. Whose bright…
How has the tech downturn affected founder mental health?
Nervous founders. Nervous investors. Nervous… everyone. Tech winter. Nervous founders. Nervous investors. Nervous… everyone. Talk about a change of pace. What’s the effect on…
Following record growth amid downturn, FrontFundr launches its own fundraising campaign on FrontFundr
FrontFundr has helped startups close $140 million across 100 campaigns. Toronto-based FrontFundr has announced that it has helped startups raise over $140 million across…
WELL Health among few tech companies to crack TSX30 amid sector downturn
Vancouver-based healthtech company Well Health was one of the few tech companies to make the Toronto Stock Exchange’s (TSX) annual list of the top…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify swaps key execs amid financial downturn
Plus: Microsoft invests in Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens startup. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…