Telus acquires TSX-listed HR tech firm LifeWorks for $2.3 billion CAD
Telus acquires LifeWorks to bolster its employee wellness solutions.
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WonderFi to acquire Blockchain Foundry in all-stock deal
WonderFi continues acquisition spree of Canadian crypto companies.
Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round
FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs.
Ripple Ventures promotes Dominic Lau to partner as it preps for next fund
Ripple’s first hire, Lau founded firm’s startup and investor fellowship program.
Thoughtwire, Finaeo make staff cuts as Canadian tech continues to face economic headwinds
Both companies are staying mum on the number of employees cut.
Canadian-founded healthtech startup Power emerges from stealth with $7 million
Power wants to bring the process of discovering and accessing clinical trials into the future.
Supply chain analytics SaaS startup Lytica secures over $13 million in Series A round
Lytica uses AI to help companies reduce costs and mitigate risks in their supply chain.
Essential Accessibility merges with Level Access to combine accessibility solutions
The combined firm will be based in the US, retaining offices in Toronto and Argentina.
How startups can avoid the “Frankenstein data stack” trap
Learn to count the data you have or risk creating a monster.
Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse
What’s the feds’ plan? Only Dan Breznitz seems to know.
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.
Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund to focus on North American market
The market exit comes less than a year after Clearco began expanding its international operations.
LumiQ raises $5 million to expand CPA training podcast platform to US
LumiQ aims to build on “tremendous” pandemic growth since pivot to podcasts.
Plurilock completes acquisition of assets from India-based CloudCodes
CloudCodes marks another addition to Plurilock’s rapidly growing portfolio.