SAAS NORTH unveils speaker lineup for 2022 conference
Presenters include executives from Shopify, Unbounce, Hootsuite, Wattpad.
Google selects Canadian startups Node, Beam.city, HumanSquad for third Black Founders accelerator
All three startups hail from Toronto and have worked with the DMZ.
Plurilock completes acquisition of assets from India-based CloudCodes
CloudCodes marks another addition to Plurilock’s rapidly growing portfolio.
Roblox acquires gamified employee engagement platform provider TriplePlay
TriplePlay was co-founded by two engineers from Facebook, Wealthsimple.
Benevity’s platform surpasses $10 billion in donations, brings on 124 clients
Among Benevity’s new clients include Mondelēz International, LegalZoom.
CIO Strategy Council wants to establish a national standard for cybersecurity workers
The national standard is meant to lay out core requirements for the qualifications of cybersecurity workers.
BarrelWise secures $3.1 million CAD to modernize wine barrel management
The Vancouver startup aims to tackle thousands of years of winemaking tradition.
Amazon makes AWS EdStart accelerator available to Canadians, picks Springbay Studio as first participant
Springbay Studio creates climate-focused educational games for children.
Three Canadian startups selected for Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
Blossom Social, Emaww, MedEssist represent Canada in the third installation of Google’s accelerator.
Insurtech startup Relay Platform acquired by US-based cyber insurance provider At-Bay
Relay Platform specializes in cyber insurance.
D-Wave, Coveo, Canada Drives among tech companies receiving collective $50 million for Scale AI projects
The projects in this cohort vary from AI integrations in finance to transportation.
VendorPM secures $20 million Series A to expand US footprint
VendorPM’s backers include Bessemer and a plethora of real estate investors.
Vendasta lays off staff after the pandemic spurred fast-pace growth
Vendasta’s teams are spread across Canada, India, and the US.
Canadian tech companies continue to hire despite downturn – here’s an (incomplete) list
300 tech companies say they are still hiring in Canada.
Brüush Oral Care closes Nasdaq IPO with $15.5 million
Brüush missed its initial IPO target by $1.75 million.