CommerceBear raises $10.5 million USD to modernize outdated furniture e-commerce market
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CommerceBear raises $10.5 million USD to modernize outdated furniture e-commerce market

CommerceBear wants to create easy access to channels like Wayfair. Sam Vlessing grew up on the factory floor of his family’s furniture business. As…

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Market watch: Lightspeed, Nuvei increase revenues but reports lead shares to fluctuate

Lightspeed’s share price dropped after the report was tabled. Lightspeed and Nuvei, a pair of Montréal companies, announced quarterly results today, and while both…

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Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
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R|T: The Retail Times – Solving Shopify: lost swagger? Or “enormous opportunity ahead?”

Plus: Lightspeed promotes CRO JD St-Martin to president as leadership overhaul continues. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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Government of Canada launches $15 million Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative
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Canadian startup news of the week (10/30/22)

Plus: Placing future bets on Shopify and Wealthsimple. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Lightspeed promotes CRO JD St-Martin to president as leadership overhaul continues

JD St-Martin joined Lightspeed in 2019 through its acquisition of Chronogolf. Lightspeed has promoted JD St-Martin to president, which the company said will…

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