D2C startups not immune to downturn as Article, Mejuri make staff cuts

Two Canadian direct-to-consumer retail startups have made reductions to their employee base this week amid a…

RenoRun lays off 12 percent of staff, pauses geographic expansion amid uncertainty surrounding consumer spending

Montréal-based building material delivery startup RenoRun has laid off around 70 members of its 600-person team,…

US court partially rejects Urbx motion to dismiss Attabotic patent lawsuit

Two robotics supply chain startups battling over a pair of patents partially received judgements in favour…

US companies Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions

Four international companies have announced moves to expand in Canada, with plans to ramp up their…

After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn

Flush with cash and armed with a new Toronto office, Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco-based online wholesale…

Ritual lays off 16 percent of staff to “prepare for a recession”

Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup app Ritual has laid off 23 employees to “prepare for…

Bonsai has laid off around two-thirds of staff over last two months

For the second time in less than two months, Toronto startup Bonsai has laid off a…

Maropost acquires Swedish AI startup Findify for over $4.45 million USD

Toronto-based SaaS company Maropost has acquired search and product recommendation platform Findify for over $5.6 million…

Shopify beta testing new rewards program, Shop Cash

Shopify is testing a rewards program called Shop Cash. The company has quietly rolled out a…

Fobi AI inks deal to acquire Basket and bolster coupon aggregator offering

Vancouver-based startup Fobi AI is set to acquire grocery couponing app Basket, which is owned and…