Stradigi AI closes $53 million CAD Series A, with support from will.i.am
Montreal-based artificial intelligence provider Stradigi AI has closed a $53 million CAD in Series A funding round led by Fonds de solidarité FTQ and…
OpenText to buy data security firm Carbonite for $1.88 billion CAD
Waterloo-based software company OpenText has announced plans to acquire American data backup and protection firm Carbonite in a $1.88 billion CAD ($1.42 billion USD)…
Facedrive in strategic partnership with Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith’s content company
Toronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has made an investment in Westbrook Global, a content creation company co-founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The…
Chip startup Untether AI announces $9.2 million in funding closed in May
Toronto-based chip startup Untether AI recently announced that it has raised an additional $9.2 million CAD ($7 million USD), which was originally closed in…
Diagram-backed Collage acquired by People Corporation
Winnipeg-based group benefits and human resource provider People Corporation has announced its acquisition of Collage, a cloud-based HR and benefits startup based in Toronto….
Propel reveals 32 companies selected for its largest Incite cohort to date
Saint John, New Brunswick-based accelerator Propel has announced its selection of 32 companies for its cohort of Phase 2 of Incite. The selected companies,…
FreshBooks to open first international office
Cloud-accounting software FreshBooks has announced plans to open its first international office, to be stationed in Amsterdam, Netherlands. FreshBooks called the office part of…
League receives strategic investment from Workday Ventures
Toronto-based League announced that it has received a strategic investment from Workday Ventures, the investment arm of HR cloud software company Workday, and will…
SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year
Canada’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) conference is returning to Ottawa in November for its fourth year. SaaS North is expected to host over 1,750 attendees,…
Mastercard consolidates startup programs to make it easier to partner with FinTechs
Mastercard has launched a new global program designed to make it easier for FinTech startups to work with Mastercard to access the company’s services….
Ford Motor unveils new Waterloo innovation centre
Ford Motor Company officially unveiled its Waterloo innovation centre on Wednesday, since the facility began quietly operating in March 2017. The newly-renovated facility, which…