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H|T: The Healthtech Times – New Spring Impact Capital fund targets early-stage healthtech startups
Plus: AbCellera decimates staff in biotech slump. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s Black Friday-Cyber Monday breaks records
Plus: Shein officially files for US IPO. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman is back, Microsoft grabs a board seat, OpenAI plans governance changes
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText sells off mainframe business for over $2 billion USD
Plus: MaRS IAF returns and is ready to invest. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…
MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups
Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple cuts Goldman’s card, Coinbase praises Canadian crypto regulation
Plus: Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
Since its launch in 2008, the Toronto-based MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) has grown into one of the country’s most active early-stage venture capital…
Cavelo secures $5-million Inovia-led seed round to help financial services firms protect their data
With cybersecurity no longer just “a big company problem,” Cavelo eyes US expansion. Kitchener-Waterloo-based cybersecurity startup Cavelo has closed $5 million CAD in seed…
Graphite Ventures closes $110-million Fund IV as firm builds its national presence
Graphite has added Albertan LPs and VCs, and recently invested in Montréal-based Maxa. Toronto-based Graphite Ventures has reached $110 million in the final close…
Sampler acquires AdMass’s tech and founders to bring AI and user-generated content to its product sampling platform
The deal marks Sampler’s second acquisition in four months. Sampler, which matches large packaged-goods firms with consumers seeking samples by mail, has acquired fellow…