WeCommerce going public to further strategy of buying Shopify ecosystem companies
WeCommerce, the holding company controlled by Andrew Wilkinson’s Tiny Capital, is set to go public on the TSX Venture…
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AppDirect megadeal casts long shadow over Montréal startup funding in Q3 2020
Following a record-setting Q2, total tech funding in MontrĂ©al was propped up by one megadeal into a locally-born but now US-headquartered…
Carrot Rewards program and app re-launches as Optimity
As of Tuesday, the Carrot Rewards app has officially been re-launched as Optimity, after the Toronto-based health and wellness…
PointClickCare to acquire Utah-based Collective Medical
Mississauga-based PointClickCare is set to make its largest acquisition to date as the healthtech company has announced its…
Mental health startup MindBeacon files for public offering on TSX
Toronto-based MindBeacon, which has created a digital mental health treatment platform, has officially filed to list on the…
Former Koho CTO, head of Uber Money launch new FinTech startup with $15.8 million CAD seed round
The FinTech sector in North American is a tale of partnerships; startups having to find banking partners due to extensive regulations,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How Microsoft crushed Slack
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Today in Hires: Xero, Wealthsimple, Alida, Tucows & Ting Internet, AppDynamics
Five organizations have brought on new team members, including AppDynamics, Alida, Wealthsimple, Tucows and Ting Internet,…
What Canada’s healthcare system learned from the pandemic
Regular listeners of the Black Swan podcast know that its focus is on the entire Canadian innovation ecosystem, from startups…
PayBright, Coveo, Attabotics, Bold Commerce in CB Insightsâ Retail Tech 100
Four Canadian retail tech startups have been named on CB Insightsâ first annual Retail Tech 100, a list that recognizes global…
Drone startup Skygauge closes $3.3 million seed as demand increases amid pandemic
Skygauge Robotics has closed a $3.3 million CAD seed round and the Toronto and Hamilton-based drone startup is immediately…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Breaking up with your therapist
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Faire megadeal icing on top of Waterloo Region’s strong Q3 2020
A Series E round raised by Kitchener-born e-commerce startup Faire brought total startup funding in the Waterloo Region to…
Affirm to acquire PayBright for $340 million CAD
PayBright, one of Canadaâs leading buy-now-pay-later providers, is set to be acquired by San Francisco-based Affirm. Affirm…
Tread tracks positive momentum as COVID-19 fuels tech adoption in construction sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging sectors that have, until now, experienced relatively low levels of technological transformation.…