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Lightspeed president JD Saint-Martin to step down in 2026

Lightspeed president JD Saint-Martin to step down in 2026

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St. Maarten plans to return to its roots to support founders of early-stage Canadian tech companies. J.D. St. Martin ...

Stingray to buy media streamer TuneIn for 5 million USD

Stingray to buy media streamer TuneIn for $175 million USD

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The San Francisco-based company will “significantly expand” Stingray's global presence. Montreal-based Stingray Group is set to acquire music and ...

Sonder collapses after spending nearly .7 million on now-defunct Marriott deal

Sonder collapses after spending nearly $3.7 million on now-defunct Marriott deal

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The short-term rental company is winding down its operations “immediately” due to ongoing liquidity issues. Canadian-based, San Francisco-based alternative ...

BenchSci inks multi-year partnership with Mila to develop AI for drug discovery

BenchSci inks multi-year partnership with Mila to develop AI for drug discovery

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The collaboration aims to create artificial intelligence systems capable of making biological inferences and predicting experimental analyses. Toronto BenchScience ...

FrontlineIQ raises .3-million seed to “gamify” sales jobs with AI coaching

FrontlineIQ raises $3.3-million seed to “gamify” sales jobs with AI coaching

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The platform aims to eliminate the “nuisance” of performance feedback by using an AI assistant instead. A serial retail ...

Lightspeed upgrades yearly forecast with revenue beat in Q2 earnings

Lightspeed upgrades yearly forecast with revenue beat in Q2 earnings

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The e-commerce firm reported revenue of $319 million and a net loss of $32.7 million. Montreal Lightspeed commerce raised ...

Flare raises another  million USD to fuel global cybersecurity expansion and acquisition plans

Flare raises another $30 million USD to fuel global cybersecurity expansion and acquisition plans

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The Montreal-based software company is committed to helping organizations identify and mitigate online threats. Scaling Cybersecurity Software in Montreal ...

Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

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Startups, banks and regulators are grappling with customer stress, stablecoin stalls and accelerating threat deadlines. Canadian Fintech Forum has ...

BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class

BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class

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The $50 million investment program aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) ...

A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit

A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit

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Growth and customer acquisition are key, investors tell startups at a go-to-market conference. Canadian tech investors agree that generative ...