Platform Calgary opens applications for Calgary Fintech Awards
Participating startups get a chance to win up to $250,000.
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Supportbench secures $1.9 million CAD to become Zendesk for B2B companies
First step? Convince investors that B2B customer support could be better.
Magnet Forensics acquires assets from Comae Technologies, posts 35 percent revenue growth in Q1 2022
Magnet acquired Comae’s memory analysis tech to bolster its cyber incident investigation capabilities.
Validere acquires Clairifi to offer regulatory reporting capabilities for oil and gas firms
Validere wants to drill ESG compliance into energy companies with Clairifi acquisition.
Playmaker acquires New York-based sports media company The Sports Drop
Playmaker continues sports media acquisitions spree.
Shopify delivers $2.1 billion USD Deliverr deal to expand fulfillment network
Deliverr marks Shopify’s largest acquisition to date.
Shopify’s growth continues to slow in Q1 2022 as it reaches deal to buy Deliverr for $2.1 billion USD
Shopify misses analyst estimates, sees shares drop to a two-year low.
Lightspeed leverages acquisitions to launch new flagship omnichannel retail platform
Lightspeed Retail launch follows company’s recent C-Suite shakeup.
Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company
Boast.ai co-founders Alex Popa and Lloyed Lobo will remain on the board.
Neo Financial joins Canada’s unicorns as Peter Thiel’s Valar triples down with $185 million round
Wealthsimple had Paul Desmaris to fuel its growth; Neo has Peter Thiel.
CFIN, Ontario Genomics reveal winners of cumulative $900,000 for food innovation research
Winners aim to replicate the taste, feel, and smell of meat without any meat.
Boundless Life secures $2 million seed round to help families transition to digital nomad lifestyle
Boundless claims no competition, targeting aspiring digital nomads with children.
Q4 Inc. records 23 percent YoY revenue growth, halves net losses in Q1 2022 earnings
CEO attributes Q4’s strong Q1 to tech investments, focus on existing customers.
PayTic raises $2.95 million to help banks, credit unions centralize program management
PayTic wants to remove Excel spreadsheets from payment reconciliation.
Visier makes first acquisition, acquiring Yva.ai’s tech and team to expand understanding of how employees work
Visier plans to parlay deal into new collaboration analytics product.