Canadian Tech Guy

In our first tech founder interview of the new decade, we speak to Stephany Lapierre, the founder and CEO of Tealbook. Stephany is a two-time founder, natural problem solver, mother of three and one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain.  Over the course of the interview, Stephany discusses her early career and entrepreneurial journey, the issues facing supply chain management in the 21st century and how she balances the professional and the personal.

In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Semios’ additional $25mm in growth equity financing from CIBC Innovation Banking

-StandUp Ventures’ close of its first inaugural fund at CAD $21mm

-Genesys’ acquisition of Montreal-based tech startup nGuvu for undisclosed financial terms

-NVIDIA’s acquisition of SwiftStack for undisclosed financial terms

-Sampford’s upcoming interview with Tealbook’s CEO Stephany Lapierre

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Georgian Partner’s close of its Fund V with C$1.1bn in commitments

-RBC Ventures’ acquisition of Dr. Bill for undisclosed financial terms

-Inuit’s $7.1bn cash and stock acquisition of Credit Karma

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Semios' $75mm private equity funding led by Morningside Group

-Conquest Planning's C$3mm seed round led by Portag3 Ventures

-Insurtech startup Briza's C$3mm seed round led by management and other angel investors

-PocketPills' C$7.4mm Series A round led by an undisclosed Canadian family office and WaterBridge Ventures

-OneEleven and Hockeystick's report stating $3.1bn was invested in the GTA tech scene in 2019

-Casting for Dragon Den's 15th season during the month of March across Canada

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Acuva Technologies’ CAD $5.4mm Series B round led by undisclosed investors

-Volaris Group’s acquisition of public library software developer BiblioCommons

-Square’s acquisition of machine learning startup Dessa

-Facebook’s rumored $40m acquisition of Scape Technologies

-The dismissal of the New York State Attorney General’s challenge to the T-Mobile and Sprint merger

-Xerox’s raised offer for HP from $22/share to $24/share

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Top Hat’s $55mm Series D round was co-led by Georgian Partners and Inovia Capital

-Benchschi’s $22mm Series B round led by F-Prime Capital

-Ambyint’s $15mm Series B round led by Cottonwood Venture Partners

-Upland Software’s $67.7mm acquisition of mobile app personalization and analytics solution provider, Localytics

-Spotify’s acquisition of sports and entertainment media company, The Ringer, for undisclosed financial terms

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Miovisions’s CAD $120mm Series C round led by Telus Ventures

-Terramera’s $3.5mm Series B extension round led by ArcTern Ventures

-Comtech’s $532.5mm acquisition of Gilat Satellite, or $10.25 per share ($GILT)

-Xerox’s acquisition of Arena Group for undisclosed financial terms

-HP’s concerns over Xerox’s recent earnings

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Canalyst’s $20mm Series B led by an undisclosed investor

-Unito’s CAD $10.5mm Series A round led by Jeremy Levine

-Tealbook’s $5mm bridge round led by Refinery Ventures

-Arctern Ventures’ CAD $200mm raise for Fund II

-VMware’s acquisition of Nyansa for undisclosed financial terms

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-ToursByLocal’s $33mm growth capital funding led by Tritium Partners

-Fusion Pharmaceutical's $20mm commitment from CPPIB

-Nicoya’s C$10mm Series A round led by Whitecap Venture Partners

-Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s $46.3mm cumulative investment across 14 Canadian startups

-Apple’s $200mm acquisition of AI-tool developer Xnor.ai

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In this week's episode we cover all the latest tech news including:

-Alayacare’s CAD $48mm Series C round extension led by Caisse de Depot and iNovia Capital

-Deep Genomics $40mm Series B round led by Future Ventures

-Aspect Biosystems’ $20mm Series A round led by Radical Ventures

-e-ZN’s CAD $3.4mm Seed Round led by Energy Foundry

-Lightspeed POS’ CAD $131mm acquisition of Gastrofix

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