Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
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R|T: The Retail Times – Etsy and Bolt make cuts as revenue growth dips

Plus: Leav closes seed round for mobile self-checkout. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry names new CEO, ditches spinout IPO plans

Plus: Vistara Growth Fund V sets target on enterprise software companies. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round
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Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round

Terminal aims to be the Plaid for telematics data in commercial trucking. Toronto-based Terminal, a trucking telematics integrations startup, has closed a $3.1-million USD…

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A|I: The AI Times – As Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, Cohere CEO slams the “self righteousness” of effective altruism
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A|I: The AI Times – As Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, Cohere CEO slams the “self righteousness” of effective altruism

Plus: Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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Oxio spinout Gaiia closes $13 million USD to develop operations software for other ISPs
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Oxio spinout Gaiia closes $13 million USD to develop operations software for other ISPs

Cogeco bought Oxio’s telecom business in March for $100 million. Launched by former Oxio leaders and employees, Gaiia aims to become “the world’s first…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Has the FTC taken the first step to break up Amazon?
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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…

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Rockwell Automation signs agreement to acquire Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics
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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…

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CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge
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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…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity
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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…

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Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech
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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…

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