Also: Shopify looks to be hiring, hiring talent with new employee comp.
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The main news of the week
Raven Capital sees the US market as it raises $46 million for a second fund.
“This is a very difficult environment to grow in. [in]Paul Lacerte, managing partner of Raven Capital, told BetaKit.
Shopify has rolled out a new workers’ compensation system to hire and retain talent amid the stock slump.
Shopify has finally introduced its new compensation system, Flex Comp, which allows Shopify employees to make up the difference in pay between cash and equity.
SkipTheDishes lays off 350 workers following global workforce review by parent company Just Eat
SkipTheDishes has laid off 350 employees, citing the need to ensure sustainable growth for the parent company. With more than 3,000 employees, according to LinkedIn, the layoffs will account for approximately 11 percent of SkipTheDishes’ workforce.
Idealist Capital has received an initial close of $250 million for a new climate impact fund
Led and created by Quebec business veterans Pierre LaRochelle and Steve Robitaille, Idealist seeks to invest in technology companies focused on energy systems, industries and the circular economy, as well as electric vehicles.
Communitech acquires Briefed.in to add data-driven insights to the event
Communitech CEO and President Chris Albinson told BetaKit in an interview that the acquisition of Briefed.in aims to better understand how it can support startups by extending the capabilities of the center’s existing “data engine.”
Startup Curriculum: How Dal Innovates Embraces Innovation Education in Atlantic Canada
Halifax Dalhousie University (“Dal”), through its award-winning program Dal Innovates, is working to deliver a number of programs that encourage and support the integration of this education into the creative economy.
Recent funding, acquisitions and layoffs
Couldn’t buy city google search
“This is the rise and fall of a company with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake and nothing to say about it.”
Globe and Mail reporter Josh Oken talks about his new book, Side by Side: Google Couldn’t Buy It.
Canadian tech is (still!) hiring
I’m only concerned about getting tech talent.
Nora Jenkins Townson (Bright + Early) and Meagan Simpson (BetaKit) join to explain why more than 350 companies are still looking to hire Canadian tech talent in the midst of recession.
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