Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple targets fourfold AUM growth, Koho targets profitability

Plus: Brex, Block, Flinks, and Shakepay unveil new product offerings. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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$86-million Series D extension has Koho targeting growth and profitability

Canadian challenger bank reaches one million users, $100-million run rate. In August of last year, months after securing a $210 million Series D round,…

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Trio of Canadian tech companies show progress towards profitability in earnings this week

Thinkific hits positive EBITDA as Coveo and Mogo shrink losses. A number of publicly-traded Canadian technology companies have recently made meaningful progress on their…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability

Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability
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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability

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Thinkific makes more layoffs as part of push towards profitability

Cuts hit 19 percent of staff as Canadian tech continues to feel impact of downturn. Vancouver-based software company Thinkific Labs has announced another round…

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Q4 Inc. CEO confident in 2023 profitability despite continued slow growth
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Q4 Inc. CEO confident in 2023 profitability despite continued slow growth

M&A, delistings, frigid IPO market have impacted Q4 Inc’s customer retention, expansion. Amid challenging public market conditions, Toronto-based investor relations software company Q4 Inc….

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Q4 Inc. lays off eight percent of staff to accelerate “path to profitability”
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Q4 Inc. lays off eight percent of staff to accelerate “path to profitability”

Restructuring impacts the company’s sales, marketing, R&D teams. Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 Inc. has laid off 48 employees, joining a growing…

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Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

Lightspeed’s fourth-quarter revenue grew by 78 percent year-over-year. During its earnings call, Lightspeed Commerce management projected a relentless optimism over merchants and restaurateurs returning…

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