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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Lightspeed shares surge after beating forecasts

Plus: Amazon unveils first BNPL option for SMBs through Affirm. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

Plus: The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year
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Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year

Last year, Faire slashed seven percent of its workforce as the e-commerce boom dimmed. Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco-based online wholesale marketplace Faire has laid…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles

Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….

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Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Shopify changes employee compensation model: “being a manager now has no effect on compensation”
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Shopify takes stake in Faire as part of new partnership

Shopify merchants will get access to Faire products while Shopify POS becomes Faire’s preferred provider. As consolidation continues in the e-commerce space, Shopify and…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein

Plus: Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow face SEC probe. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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Dwindling tech deal volume remained a thorn in the Waterloo Region’s side in 2022

Venture funding in Waterloo Region dipped from 2021 peak, but still surpassed pre-bull market years. The Waterloo Region saw a continued decline in venture…

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Coveo, D2L, and Faire looking to fill leadership roles

Product managers, UX leaders, and developers needed. Many senior management and director positions have opened up as some Canadian tech companies look to re-orient…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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