Kensington acquires One9 to establish a defence tech VC platform
Canadian VCs join forces to capitalize on rising interest in defence investment.
Acquisitions
Canadian holding company Tiny buys controlling stake in DJ software company Serato for $94.5 million
Serato hopes to accelerate its growth while honouring the community of artists it serves.
Well Health to exercise call options that give majority controlling interest in strategic partner Healwell AI
Call option exercised in conjunction with Healwell’s acquisition of New Zealand healthtech company.
Descartes nabs another American company with $164.4-million acquisition of 3Gtms
Acquisition expands logistics software company’s North American reach and adds network of carriers.
Paging Dr. Cube: UniDoc to buy software from AMD Telemedicine to improve remote healthcare offering
Vancouver company recently shipped its first cube-shaped kiosks to help in conflict zones like Ukraine.
Google reportedly close to buying Canada’s AdHawk for its eye-tracking smart glasses tech
Waterloo Region startup has received investment from Intel, Sony, Samsung, and HP.
Shopify acquires search startup Vantage Discovery for undisclosed amount
Shopify CTO hints that Vantage’s AI-powered platform could help merchants advertise.
Softchoice taken private, moved stateside by WWT after $1.48-billion acquisition closes
Completed acquisition puts the 35-year-old software provider under American ownership at a sensitive moment.
Kraken Robotics looks to peer further under the sea with $24.5-million acquisition of 3D at Depth
Acquisition of US-based firm to build on Newfoundland company’s subsea imaging expertise.
Clio acquires UK-based ShareDo to move into serving large law firms, fuel global expansion
BC legaltech company says its largest acquisition accelerates roadmap by “five years or more.”
Redbrick acquires New York-based newsletter advertising platform Paved
This is the software rollup firm’s fourth American acquisition over the past five years.
Deloitte Canada acquires grant matchmaker Pocketed for undisclosed amount
Deloitte pockets startup’s entire team including co-founders Brianna Blaney and Aria Hahn.
Prosus to acquire SkipTheDishes parent company JustEat Takeaway in $6.2-billion deal
Prosus to take JustEat Takeaway private and plans to maintain its key brands.
FinTech startup Reach sells majority stake to US-based Primus Capital
Calgary company looks to expand global reach and help clients navigate tariffs with new PE owner.
Payfare defends Fiserv acquisition deal from minority shareholder dissent ahead of vote
The payments processor said undervaluation and conflict of interest claims were “misleading.”