Tag: sean o’connor
R|T: The Retail Times – Has the FTC taken the first step to break up Amazon?
Plus: Behind the scenes of Shopify’s Buy with Prime deal and Flexport’s ousting of CEO Dave Clark. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter…
A|I: The AI Times – Why Midjourney’s founder rejects venture capital
Plus: Rockwell Automation to acquire Clearpath Robotics. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian legaltech duo agrees to merge, SAP nabs LeanIX in $1B+ deal
Plus: David Sacks has a new SaaS startup for other SaaS startups. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity
Plus: Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech…
Cultivator hits $100M milestone as Conexus loses VC Sean O’Connor
Plus: How this multi-millionaire “pirate” entrepreneur kicked his self-destructive habits. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…
Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech
Under O’Connor’s leadership, Conexus has helped fuel the growth of tech in Saskatchewan and across the Prairies. Sean O’Connor is stepping down as managing…
Despite market conditions, 2022 second-highest year on record for Canadian venture capital BetaKit
CVCA CEO: “Considering the macroeconomic conditions, the finish in 2022 was surprising.” After declining for three quarters, Canadian tech venture capital capped the year…
AgTech startup Ground Truth secures $4 million to improve grain analysis for farmers BetaKit
Seed round: startup’s technology will allow farmers to make sound investment decisions. It just might be the most appropriate label ever: Ground Truth Agriculture…
BarrelWise secures $3.1 million CAD to modernize wine barrel management
Vancouver startup BarrelWise has closed a $3.1 million CAD seed round in recent weeks, led by Conexus Venture Capital through its Emmertech fund. The…