TechTO Quick Takes | Canadian tech news and analysis

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Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO discuss the latest in Canadian tech news and what founders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors need to know.

Episode Date
AI, death tech, and more companies going private | April 11, 2024
Apr 12, 2024
What does Apple and the 'G' in Lasagna have in common? | April 4, 2024
Apr 04, 2024
Special Edition of Quick Takes | Ft. Matt Golden of Golden Ventures
Mar 04, 2024
Stay Golden | the good & bad of fundraising, plus more lightning round deals from the last few weeks | February 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
Big spenders and relationship building | February 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024
Have our predictions held up? Plus, we're finally talking about more good news including raises and acquisitions | January 26, 2024
Jan 26, 2024
Can we tell the future? The team starts the year by sharing their predictions for tech jobs, the funding market, AI and more for the upcoming year | January 16, 2024
Jan 16, 2024
Optimism for 2024, our takes on the trends for the new year, has fundraising for Canadian startups rebounded? | December 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2023
Navigating turbulent times, the next step forward for the residential investment market, the pillars of success for today's startups, and a look ahead to 2024 | December 1, 2023
Dec 01, 2023
How to raise pre-product, the Canadian banks get ranked, more trends for 2024 and a raise we're feeling Certn about | November 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
Is AI solving the housing crisis? More investments from the Hyatt brothers, and how this company is capitalizing on the AI chip shortage | November 2, 2023
Nov 03, 2023
More money for AI, timing the market, and finally we talk about some raises | October 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
The superpower for winning over investors, what we can learn from Clearco's resilience, and how the most successful founders raise capital today | October 5, 2023
Oct 05, 2023
What does the rest of 2023 look like, AI's impact on our jobs, where did all the acquisitions go, and the affects of politics on Canadian tech | September 7, 2023
Sep 07, 2023
AI startups continue to thrive, how VCs are adjusting to the current market, and a recent acquisition on all of our minds | August 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
Access to tech talent is getting easier, retaining Canadian tech talent, what headwinds mean for these two companies, and lots of news and announcements to unpack | June 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2023
The rumour that proved to be true, What's worth the hype, When building on someone else's platform actually pays off, and a few top stories from the past few weeks | June 15, 2023
Jun 15, 2023
A name change (and a raise), Outgrowing the competition, BenchSci makes headlines with a BIG raise, and more on the current market and what to expect | June 1, 2023
Jun 01, 2023
Shopify announces global workforce layoffs, a raise that "may or may not happen", our take on the recent "bad news" of the week, and more announcements and raises to discuss | May 4, 2023
May 04, 2023
The new Canadian consolidators club expands, the benefits of changing trends, what is a clean room platform? Plus more raises and announcements we thought were notable | April 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
The Funding Market comes back to life, pros and cons of tourist investors (and what it even is), and more announcements and raises from the past week | April 6, 2023
Apr 06, 2023
The next consolidators in Canadian Tech, a COVID pivot gone wrong, the glow-up of the travel industry, and our predictions for acquisitions in 2023 | March 23, 2023
Mar 23, 2023
BREAKING NEWS: More on what we know about the collapse of SVB
Mar 15, 2023
Big big money for GaN, repeat founders brew up a raise, learn what it takes to be acquired | March 9, 2023
Mar 09, 2023
FounderFuel returns in a BIG way, the CIC launches, more raises from the past week, and predictions for 2023 | February 23, 2023
Feb 23, 2023
What is going on with D-Wave, Shopify makes another investment in tech, A breakdown of the biggest raise of the year (so far) | February 9, 2023
Feb 09, 2023
Atomicjar taps into Canadian tech talent pool, Tiny merges with WeCommerce, Magnet Forensics attracts Private Equity and more | Thursday January 26, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
Quick Takes RETURNS | Web3 contagion enters Canada, Radical Ventures rides the AI wave, and more | January 12, 2023
Jan 12, 2023
The new reality for startups, and some major raises put Canadian Tech on the map | November 17, 2022
Nov 18, 2022
Avidbots cleans up with a big raise, What's happening with Real Ventures, and BDC is levelling the playing field for female founders | September 29, 2022
Sep 29, 2022
Your burning questions...answered | Alex Norman gives his insights into the most discussed topics in tech | September 15, 2022
Sep 19, 2022
WE'RE BACK | COVID changes stick as LumiQ raises, Roblox acquires TriplePlay, and is Embedded Tech and Ecommerce the future? | September 8, 2022
Sep 13, 2022
Addressing the elephant in the room, Meet another TechTO Insider, and who are the new acquirers in tech? | July 28, 2022
Jul 29, 2022
Planned makes pivots during COVID to emerge on top, Introducing a new segment, are corporate VC's taking the lead? | July 21, 2022
Jul 22, 2022
Knixwear defines a category, PEs love PointClickCare, Introducing new segments, and more ways to raise | July 14, 2022
Jul 14, 2022
TrackTik gets acquired, More layoffs roll in as Clutch right sizes for the current market, and Isaac Soeweine joins Pender Ventures | July 7, 2022
Jul 08, 2022
This week in Tech, Collision hits Toronto, Shopify expands their features, Lightning raises and more! | June 23, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
More layoffs plague the tech sector | What does this mean for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem | June 16, 2022
Jun 21, 2022
Crypto companies are making a killing, Penny modernizes direct selling, is no news bad news for Canadian tech? | June 9, 2022
Jun 10, 2022
Pine shows VC's love Canadian FinTech, Three Comma Club drops it's first episode, a look ahead for our community | June 2, 2022
Jun 03, 2022
Federal Government endorses local venture ecosystem, Humi proves regulations and taxes are your friend, Timing is everything for Moves | May 26, 2022
May 27, 2022
Tasktop gets purchased, Accessibility pays off for Fable, AI helping to incentivize sales people, and some Fund and Raise News | May 19, 2022
May 20, 2022
Dapper Labs makes moves to grow their ecosystem, Faire takes the money while the going is good, Certn's focus continues to pay off | May 12, 2022
May 13, 2022
Canadians want Neo banking, Shopify takes on Amazon, Bonsai looks ahead to the future - May 6, 2022
May 06, 2022
Let it Rip (or Not): Recent Raises, Acquisitions: Sheertex, OTPP, Vetster, Coinberry - April 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
Glow-Up: Investments, Raises, Marketplace Listings: A16Z, Shopify, Dialogue, Uplinq - April 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
Market Changes: How This Affects Growth, Monetizing, Web3, Latest Funding | Athennian - March 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
Benefit of Early Pivots, Brand, Venture, Cryptocurrency | Validere, Talent.com, BoC - March 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2022
How to Generate Massive Business, Web3, Valuations | RideCo, eSentire, RouteThis - February 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
What Every Start-Up Needs: Insight, Scaling, & More | Paper, Cohere, BMO, 7shifts - February 17, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
Scale-Up Growth, Raises, Assessing Valuation, Investment: Quantum, Hopper, & More - February 10, 2022
Feb 10, 2022
Growth Via Acquisition, 3 Big Funding Announcements, Revenue Increase & Big Sales - February 3, 2022
Feb 03, 2022
Hot Topic: Canadian Neo Bank, KOHO, Achieves 200m+ Raise! - February 1, 2022
Feb 01, 2022
Raise Galore! Recent Funding Market News: Shoplazza, BenchSci, Caribou - January 27, 2022
Jan 27, 2022
Future of Work, Secrets Behind the Raise, Space Tech, International Expansions - January 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
Future of Health Tech, 'Unicorn' Status, Crypto, and Canadian-Scale Opportunities - January 13, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
TechTO's Predictions For 2021: Right or Wrong? Recap on This Year's Biggest Trends - December 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2021
Should you raise in secret?, Mastering Network Effects, Recent Funding, and Big Tech - December 9, 2021
Dec 09, 2021
Constellation Software, Tiger Analytics, Salesforce, Klue, Spare, Roadmunk - December 2, 2021
Dec 02, 2021
Trends on Watch: Funding, IPOs, SPACs, Accelerators, Salaries, Connecting, Web3 - November 25, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
Owl.co, Wrapbook, Bolt, Threekit, Gradient Spaces - November 11, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
Raising With or Without Momentum, Becoming a Repeat Founder?, Scaling Hardware - November 4, 2021
Nov 04, 2021
On Deck, Hopper, Magnet Forensics, Hootsuite, Propel, Calendarhero, Fellow, CCI - October 28, 2021
Oct 28, 2021
ResQ, Rose Rocket, FreshBooks, Paystone, CostCertified, Alida - October 14, 2021
Oct 14, 2021
AutoLeap, Dapper Labs, Klass, Coconut Software, Sandpiper Ventures, Interac - October 7, 2021
Oct 07, 2021
Semios, LevelJump, Zuva, Conexiom, Gatik, Convictional - September 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Rewind, Dapper Labs, Daylight, OpenDoor, iNovia, Foxquilt, Copperleaf - September 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
Flinks, Vice Media, Top Hat - September 2, 2021
Sep 03, 2021
Velocity, FreshBooks, Kira Systems, Litera - August 12, 2021
Aug 12, 2021
1Password, Deep Genomics, Paystone, Notch, Shopify - July 29, 2021
Jul 29, 2021
Q4, AlayaCare, Portage, Golden Ventures - June 24, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
The End of Easy Money?, Tech Talent Shortage, Fightcamp, Ritual, Softbank - July 8, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
Is Canada’s brain drain over?, Float, Acquisition Week in Canada, Algolux - July 15, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
Properly, Allocadia, Auvik Networks, Shopify, Think Research, Untether AI - July 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
Sequoia, Ssense, Waabi, Lightspeed, Trulioo, Poka, Kepler, VRScheduler - June 10, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
PartnerStack, Ledn, Tenstorrent Inc., Novisto, 7shifts, Rumble - May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
Knixwear, Relay Financial, BuyProperty, Wingocard, Unbounce - May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
Ada, Xanadu, Sports IQ Analytics, Curbie Cars, Railz.ai, Rally Platform - May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021
Wealthsimple, Sonder, BuzzBuzzHome, Precision AI, Carrot Studio - May 6, 2021
May 06, 2021
Alphawave, Thinkific, Clio, Vena - April 29, 2021
Apr 30, 2021
Clearco, Axonify, Absorb Software, MazumaGo, Plooto - Apr 22, 2021
Apr 22, 2021
Loopio, Perpetua, goeasy & LendCare - Apr 16, 2021
Apr 16, 2021
Clutch, OSC & Crypto, Dapper Labs, Getty Images & Unsplash - Apr 1, 2021
Apr 01, 2021
Think Research, Thinkific, Maple, Hopper & Capital One, Beanworks & Quadient - Mar 26, 2021
Mar 26, 2021
Koho, Brim, Revolut, Lightspeed & Vend, iNovia, Greensoil Proptech - Mar 18, 2021
Mar 18, 2021
Wealthsimple, Dialogue, Wrapbook, Snapcommerce, Backbone Angels, Shopify & Pipe - Mar 11, 2021
Mar 11, 2021
Clearbanc, Dooly, Digital gambling (Score Media, Rivalry, Torstar) - Mar 4, 2021
Mar 04, 2021
Dapper Labs, Borrowell, Galvanize - Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
Shopify, Dye & Durham, Convictional & Lightspeed - Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
Proptech, Symend, Shopify, Small raises - Feb 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
Quebec VC, Hubba, Snowflake - Feb 4, 2021
Feb 04, 2021
Waterloo, Tealbook, ShipperBee - Jan 28, 2021
Jan 28, 2021
Wattpad, Bold Commerce, Rewind, Navdeep Bains - Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021