AppMakr acquires Appifier and becomes “the mobile voice” of Do-It-Yourself Mobile App building
According to research by the Information and Communications Technology Council the ‘app economy’ in Canada generates…
Funding
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical Raises $2 Million from BDC Capital, Naavon and Fundfire
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical has received $2 million in financing from BDC Capital, along with participation from Naavon…
Slack raises a spectacular $120 million
Slack Technologies has raised a spectacular $120 million, for a post-funding valuation of a whopping $1.12 billion. The investment…
Bitstrips raises $8M Series B round with Horizons Ventures and Kleiner Perkins ahead of new emoji app launch
Toronto-based Bitstrips announced today $8 million in new series B funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Hong…
CrowdCare raises $3.5 million further deployment of its Wysdom app
CrowdCare has raised $3.5 million to further deployment of its Wysdom app, led by Extreme Venture Partners and existing investors,…
Lightspeed acquires Belgium-based POSIOS, launches Lightspeed Restaurant
A healthy $35 million poured into Montreal-based LightSpeed recently. The company says they are “the commerce platform for…
Wirkn receives $400,000 in funding, brings on Derek Szeto as CEO
Wirkn is working it. The Toronto-based company claims to be “the world’s first end-to-end mobile employment solution…
Toronto-based Nulogy Raises $7.5 Million
Toronto-based Nulogy has raised $7.5 million from Red Sky Capital Management, Silicon Valley Bank and existing investors. The…
Ottawa’s RANOVUS raises $24 million to help “accelerate our expansion plan”
After raising $11 million last year, Ottawa-based Ranovus has announced a massive $24 million (USD) in financing. The company…
Waterloo’s MetaMarketplace raises $4M
Waterloo-based online travel marketplace MetaMarketplace has raised $4 million to continue to compete against other vacation…
DailyDealy closes an undisclosed amount of financing, says they will “introduce ground-breaking technologies”
The daily deals websites seem to have been a thing of the past, but not for Vancouver-based DailyDealy.ca. The company states…
Scribble Technologies raises $12 million, plans to ‘open new international offices and make strategic acquisitions’
Coming off its recent acquisition of CoveritLive, Scribble Technologies has received a $12 million Series C investment led…
Google and Actua launch Codemakers project to ‘change the way Canada’s youth think about computer science and technology’
Actua is a Canadian charity that offers “transformational experiences” to youth in science, technology, engineering…
Beyond The Rack raises $10 million
Montreal-based flash sale eretailer Beyond The Rack has raised another $10 million, this time from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).…
Bell Media invests $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, receives ‘exclusive monetization rights in Canada’
Bell Media has invested $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, which deems itself as a “new digital platform for exploring…