AutoLeap raises $8 million CAD as former FieldEdge CEOs tackle local auto repair industry
Toronto-based startup AutoLeap has closed an $8 million CAD seed round, comprising $6.4 million in equity and $1.6 million…
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Borrowell to acquire Refresh Financial
Toronto-based FinTech startup Borrowell is set to acquire Refresh Financial, a fellow Canadian company offering financial products…
Today in Funding: RockMass Technologies, DarwinAI
Two Canadian startups have recently announced new funding to fuel their growth. Hereâs the latest on who raised, how much,…
Ross Intelligence files counterclaim against Thomson Reuters after announcing cease of operations
Ross Intelligence, an artificial intelligence startup for the legal industry, has filed a counterclaim against Thomson Reuters…
Emerge, WeCommerce begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange
Two Canadian tech-focused companies, Emerge Commerce and WeCommerce, began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) on Monday.…
Virtual events provide opportunity for minority-focused organizations, underserved communities
The COVID-19 pandemic forced in-person events to seek out virtual venues. Not that virtual event platforms didnât exist before,…
Pilots over pitches: how to accelerate growth through corporate-startup collaboration
âAlways be pitchingâ has been the startup mantra for years, and for good reason. Pitching helps improve and validate ideas,…
Techstars Montreal AIâs 2020 Virtual Demo Day showcases latest cohort
This week, Techstars Montreal AI 2020 held a Virtual Demo Day to showcase 10 artificial intelligence (AI) startups from around…
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…
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…