Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Chen retires, Hyatt brothers return with DataStealth

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R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban
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R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban

Plus: Flexport continues weekly cuts with 20 percent workforce reduction. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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Vendasta closes $20-million Series E to fund acquisitions, converts existing debt into equity |
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian to buy video messaging provider Loom for nearly $1 billion

Plus: Vendasta closes $20M in new funding following layoffs. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Canadian-founded company behind Instant Pot files for bankruptcy
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R|T: The Retail Times – Canadian-founded company behind Instant Pot files for bankruptcy

Plus: Shopify partners with Volt to offer open banking solutions (but not in Canada). The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech…

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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Certn targets global expansion, Huawei builds Oracle replacement

Plus: Salesforce is working on new generative AI-driven workflow tools. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and…

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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

Plus: 2023 Federal budget focuses on cleantech. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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Lightspeed to lay off 300 employees as it targets “profitable growth”
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R|T: The Retail Times – Why everyone is making layoffs—except Apple

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Google logo on building
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The best places to work in Canada are US SaaS companies

Plus: Supply Vision acquired for $16 million. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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Amazon Prime logo on a billboard
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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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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up
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Canadian startup news of the week (1/15/23)

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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