Spently Launches to Help Merchants Turn Email Receipts Into Marketing Campaigns
This week Toronto-based Spently launched its marketing and customer rewards platform for merchants, helping them send branded,…
Canadian Startup News
BufferBox Partners With GO Transit to Offer Parcel Pickup Service to Commuters
Toronto-based BufferBox announced today that it has secured a contract with MetroLinx, the agency that oversees public transit…
Telefónica Digital Acquires Video Chatting Tool TokBox to Bolster Live Video Offerings
Today Spanish wireless carrier Telefónica Digital, which has its headquarters in the UK, announced today its acquisition…
Tackling Information Overload, KiteDesk Launches Cloud Aggregation Tool
Every day people use multiple social networks and cloud-based services, from Facebook and Twitter to Dropbox and Google Drive.…
AdYapper Turns Online Ads Into Conversations Between Consumers and Brands
Advertisements usually prompt one of two responses from consumers, they either ignore or watch passively. Chicago-based AdYapper…
Laffster Adds $750K, Tackles Comedic Content Discovery With Mock the Vote App
Venice, CA-based Laffster today announced the release of its political satire and humor discovery app, Mock the Vote, and…
Tradesy Launches With $1.5M and a New Spin on Women's Resale Marketplaces
Startup Tradesy is trying to solve a problem other fashion resale marketplaces have long been trying to tackle: helping women…
PEX Card Adds $3.2M in Funding to Scale Prepaid Expense Card Solution for SMBs
New York City-based PEX Card, provider of prepaid expense card solutions for the SMB market, announced today that it has secured…
ShelfLife Launches to Help People Manage, Add to and Sell Their Collectibles
Today startup ShelfLife is launching its platform, which aims to be the Etsy for collectors, at startup accelerator JOLT’s…
Chirpify Branches Out From Twitter, Adds Instagram to One-Click Commerce Tool
Recently BetaKit wrote an article about the shift from online storefronts to one-click social commerce, and Twitter commerce…
Platfora Targets Average Business Users With Big Data Visualization Platform
The data management analytics sector is already worth more than $100 billion and is growing at a rate of 10 percent every year,…
Dwolla Introduces MassPay Feature to Help Businesses Process Bulk Payments
Today Des Moines, IA-based online payments platform Dwolla announced the launch of its MassPay, which will allow anyone…
Affiliate Platform VigLink Partners With GeoRiot to Enable Location-Based Referrals
San Francisco-based VigLink, a content monetization service for publishers, recently announced its partnership with Seattle-based GeoRiot,…
Thought-Controlled Computing Startup InteraXon Launches Muse, a Brainwave-Sensing Headband
Toronto-based company InteraXon is taking a new approach to thought-controlled computing with its sensor-powered Muse Headband,…
Polar Mobile’s MediaEverywhere Platform Helps Publishers Create HTML5 Mobile Sites
One of Canada’s largest media-focused app development companies Polar Mobile announced the launch of its MediaEverywhere…