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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hypercontext’s HR pivot looks to accelerate performance reviews with AI

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Hypercontext completes HR pivot with new AI-powered performance management tool

The startup promises ‘performance reviews so easy, they write themselves’—but what are the risks? Performance review season, whether it’s once, twice, or four times…

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As Clearco and Wayflyer struggle, Paperstack secures $9 million in equity and debt to fuel pivot into e-commerce lending
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As Clearco and Wayflyer struggle, Paperstack secures $9 million in equity and debt to fuel pivot into e-commerce lending

Founded as a bookkeeping automation company, Toronto-based FinTech firm Paperstack pivoted into e-commerce lending last year when the economy was beginning to deteriorate. In…

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After navigating “major” changes to restaurant industry, Notch closes $13.7 million CAD to fuel pivot to FinTech
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After navigating “major” changes to restaurant industry, Notch closes $13.7 million CAD to fuel pivot to FinTech

Toronto-based supply chain software startup Notch has survived COVID-19 upending the restaurant industry and come out of the pandemic with a focus on FinTech…

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Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup, Nook, to take on Evernote
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Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup, Nook, to take on Evernote

With exits to BlackBerry and Workforce, Nook team wants to tackle notetaking. In early January 2021, former employees of social calendar app Tungle, which…

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