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Lyft confirms Toronto expansion by end of year(BETAKIT)
The expansion is the company’s first outside the US.
SAAS NORTH RECOMMENDS: Voice of the North video playbook(LSPARK)
The on-demand video library for SaaS, startups, and entrepreneurs. Access the full video playbook from SAAS NORTH 2016.
Unubo makes it easy to track what you or your startup spends on subscription service (TECHCRUNCH)
Unubo allows users to track the cost of SaaS and other subscription-based products or services they are signed up to.
SaaS financial software proves to be right-size ERP replacement (TECHTARGET)
A SaaS analytics vendor itself, Market6 decided the cloud technology enabled it to add the revenue recognition and financial management features it needed without ERP.
Oracle startup cloud accelerator program begins in Singapore(FORBES)
Selected startups will have access to technical and business mentoring by Oracle and industry experts, state-of-the-art technology with free Oracle Cloud credits, and full access to a co-working space within Oracle’s premises.
Viviplan receives $65,000 from BMO-DMZ FinTech accelerator Demo Day(BETAKIT)
Viviplan’s platform automates high-end financial plans.
Matrix Partners India invests in B2B travel SaaS startup Itilite(BWDISTRUPT)
Through its cloud software, Itilite allows travellers to complete bookings under a minute, and aims to help companies reduce their travel costs by up to 30%.
LeanTaaS raises $26M to build up iQueue appointment software(MOBIHEALTHNEWS)
LeanTaaS, which has developed a platform that optimizes templates for scheduling, schedule, and volume projects, raised the funding from Insight Venture Partners.
Salesforce Essentials welcomes SMBs back into the CRM fold (DIGINOMICA)
For the first time in several years, Salesforce has an entry-level offering that’s designed to appeal to small and mid-sized businesses, yet runs on exactly the same technology platform that Salesforce provides to its larger customers.
