Shopify hires new VP of engineering, looks to add 2,021 new technical staff this year
Shopify has tapped Cathy Polinsky as the e-commerce company’s new vice president of engineering as it plans to double…
Canadian Startup News
iLobby raises $100 million USD from Insight Partners
iLobby, a Toronto-based startup that offers visitor management software to enterprise businesses, has raised a $100 million…
Vancouver-based gaming company Next Level Games set to be acquired by Nintendo
Next Level Games, a Vancouver-based video game development company, is set to be acquired by Nintendo. The financial terms…
Hootsuite expanding into customer service, acquires Sparkcentral
Vancouver-based Hootsuite has acquired Sparkcentral, a Belgium and New York-based startup offering customer service software.…
Today in Hires: Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, Nuvei
Three Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, and Nuvei. Here’s…
Alberta Innovates tops up COVID-19 relief program for small businesses with $350,000
At the end of December, Alberta Innovates extended its Innovation Relief and Recovery Program with $350,000, in an effort to…
Converge Technology Solutions acquires three North American software companies
Toronto-based Converge Technology Solutions has acquired three software companies over the last two weeks. The newly-acquired…
Following TSXV debut, Emerge Commerce acquires truLOCAL
Toronto-based Emerge Commerce has acquired Kitchener-Waterloo-based food tech startup truLOCAL for up to $16.8 million CAD.…
PointClickCare closes acquisition of Utah-based Collective Medical
Mississauga-based healthtech company PointClickCare has closed its acquisition of Utah-based Collective Medical, its largest…
Wave’s decision to shift focus to Canada, US, prompts competitor to publicly stir the pot
Toronto-based FinTech company Wave is leaving international markets, as the small business-focused service provider pares down…
The perils of bad design
We’ve all experienced it at some point in the pandemic. COVID-19 has forced us to change our way of doing things, and that…
Haivision, Abaxx highlight new tech listings on TSX, NEO Exchange
Two Canadian-headquartered tech companies, Haivision Systems and Abaxx Technologies, have begun trading on the TSX and NEO…
Coinbase to open Canadian office, launches hiring initiative
San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase will open a Canadian office in 2021 and has announced it will begin…
Year from Hell, year in review
We didn’t want to do a 2020 clip show. Everyone does a clip show at the end of the year. Why the hell would we do a clip…
Ottawa’s You.i TV acquired by WarnerMedia
Ottawa-based startup You.i TV, a software company that assists streaming services to present their programming across multiple…