As demand booms and recession looms, Busbud acquires fellow Canadian travel tech startup Betterez
After partnering up for years, Busbud has brought Betterezās back office platform for transit players in-house.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly ā Elon had one hell of a first week at Twitter
Plus: 1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs hit Stripe and Chime
Plus: Mogo might get delisted from the Nasdaq.
OSF Digital acquires UK-based Oegen in its drive to become ābiggest Salesforce integratorā
The acquisition opens up UK financial services sector to OSF.
QueerTech launches hybrid conference for 2SLGBTQS+ tech
Named QT Qonference, the event will take place from November 10 to 11.
Q4 Inc. CEO confident in 2023 profitability despite continued slow growth
M&A, delistings, frigid IPO market have impacted Q4 Incās customer retention, expansion.
Canadian startup news of the week (11/6/22)
Plus: Lightspeed and Nuvei increase revenues, see share prices drop.
OnCall Health acquired by US-based SaaS provider Qualifacts
Prior to its acquisition, OnCall has raised around $10.5 million CAD.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside Google’s quiet digital health acquisition
Plus: Cerebral lays off 20 percent of its staff.
Market watch: Lightspeed, Nuvei increase revenues but reports lead shares to fluctuate
Lightspeed’s share price dropped after the report was tabled.
With VCCI commitment, Kensington Capital Partners targets $290 million third venture fund
With renewed mandate from Government of Canada, Kensington aims to nearly double its previous fund.
Google opens new MontrƩal office, commits $2.75 million to QuƩbec tech
Google finally opens new MontrƩal office after big 2020 commitment to expand in Canada.
1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys
1Password envisions a future beyond passwords.
How Canada can get a big slice of the trillion-dollar global semiconductor market
Leaders explain why hardware is cool again ahead of HardTech Conference.
R|T: The Retail Times – Solving Shopify: lost swagger? Or “enormous opportunity ahead?”
Plus: Lightspeed promotes CRO JD St-Martin to president as leadership overhaul continues.