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Top Stories of the Week
Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company
Lam resigns seven months after she was tapped to lead Wattpad. She took the reins of the company in May, following Wattpad founding CEO Allen Lau’s decision to step aside and become an executive advisor.
Slack founding CEO Stewart Butterfield to depart company in January
Lidiane Jones, currently executive vice president and and general manager of digital experiences clouds at Salesforce, made a statement on Twitter on Monday noting that she will take over for Butterfield as CEO of Slack. Butterfield’s resignation follows a slew of Salesforce executive departures.
Harvest Builders announces Graeme Harrison as new president
Harrison succeeds Harvest Builders co-founder Chris Simair; according to a spokesperson, the studio has been actively recruiting for a president since last spring following Simair’s transition out.
BC appoints Brenda Bailey as new innovation minister in cabinet shuffle
Premier David Eby unveiled a new cabinet of 23 ministers and four ministers of state on Wednesday, appointing Bailey as the province’s new minister of jobs, economic development, and innovation.
Latest Funding, Acquisitions, and Layoffs
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VAN – MineSense Technologies – $42M (read more)
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VAN – Elastic Path – $30M (read more)
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VAN – Expeto – $12M (read more)
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VAN – Fintel Connect – $4.8M (read more)
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TOR – GoBolt – $75M (read more)
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TOR – CommerceBear – $10.5M (read more)
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TOR – Top Hat acquires Aktiv Learning (read more)
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TOR – Delphia acquires Fathom Privacy (read more)
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TOR – Lancey – $2M (read more)
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OTT – FigBytes – $14.5M (read more)
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MTL – MedTeq, Age-Well – $47M (read more)
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MTL – Goloot – $4M (read more)
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MTL – Perceiv AI – $1.5M (read more)
BESSEMER, GEORGIAN, OMERS VCS DISCUSS THE STATE OF THE MARKET
“If this is the environment we’re in today, what should we do?”
Aleeza Hashmi (Bessemer), Michelle Yu (Georgian), and Laura Lenz (OMERS) join BetaKit senior editor Meagan Simpson for a conversation about why the beginning of 2023 will be just as hard for startups to fundraise in. Recorded live at SAAS NORTH on the BetaKit Keynote Stage.
DISSECTING THE ANATOMY OF A CANADIAN TECH SEED ROUND WITH TWO SMALL FISH, CALICO & WAVY
“If we take a look at some of the salaries we were seeing, it was probably four engineers and our entire round was gone.”
Eva Lau (Two Small Fish), Shawn Hewat (Wavy), and Kathleen Chan (Calico) discuss what it was like to raise a seed round in 2021 and what changed in 2022 so founders are ready for 2023. Recorded live at SAAS NORTH on the BetaKit Keynote Stage.
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