Tag: Leader
Cultivator has a new leader, Canadian FinTech leader has some new capital
Plus: Meet BetaKit’s new newsletter editor. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Former Shopify leader launches AI imaging tool for merchants
Plus: Shein and Temu call off US legal spats. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…
VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO BetaKit
Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally. Hardware and semiconductor-focused Markham, Ont. tech hub VentureLab has found its next leader….
Athennian feels growing pains as Coinbase looks to grow into a Canadian crypto leader
Plus: FinTech vertical sluggish as investors worry over economy. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…
Coinbase says it wants to be a long-term leader in Canada’s crypto market BetaKit
With “regulatory clarity” and a new country director, Coinbase says it’s ready to grow in Canada. American cryptocurrency giant Coinbase sees room to invest…
Long-time VP and product leader Satish Kanwar departs Shopify
Kanwar steps down 10 years after Shopify’s Jet Cooper acquisition. Long-serving Shopify executive Satish Kanwar is leaving the company after 10 years. The Shopify…
Solink secures $60-million USD Series C and backing from Goldman Sachs to become cloud video surveillance leader
As the security market shifts to cloud, Solink looks to scale. Ottawa-based Solink has closed $60 million USD in Series C funding to scale…
VentureLab president and CEO Melissa Chee steps down as tech hub looks for new leader
Chee led VentureLab in launching initiatives to support Canada’s semiconductor industry amid the global chip shortage. VentureLab has announced its president and CEO…
Raghwa Gopal to retire as head of Innovate BC, kicking off search for new leader
Gopal previously helped create Okanagan’s first startups accelerator. Innovate BC has announced Raghwa Gopal, its president and CEO, is retiring in August. Vice president…
Yung Wu to depart as MaRS CEO at end of 2023 as innovation hub begins search for next leader
Wu will remain at organization’s helm during CEO transition. Yung Wu will be stepping down as CEO of MaRS Discovery District at the end…