Waterloo-based Bonfire acquired for $140 million CAD in ‘Govtech’ merger
Waterloo-based public sector sourcing and procurement tech startup Bonfire announced today that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by GTY Technology Holdings…
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Xero acquires Toronto’s Hubdoc for $70 million USD
Accounting service Xero announced today that it has acquired Toronto-based document management startup Hubdoc for $70 million USD, in a mix of cash and…
Interaxon acquires Colorado-based Meditation Studio to offer meditation courses
Toronto-based Interaxon, the company behind the meditation headset Muse, has acquired Colorado-based Meditation Studio. The company provides guided meditations from experts like Zen monks,…
PayPal set to acquire Hyperwallet for $400 million
PayPal announced that it is set to acquire HyperWallet, a digital payout provider aimed at the sharing and gig economies, for $400 million in…
EMERGE acquires WagJag from Metroland Media Group
EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly known as Transformational Capital, has acquired Wagjag, an online deal community, from Metroland Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar. Terms of the…
Web.com acquires Montreal-based Acquisio
Web.com Group, Inc., a global Internet services and online marketing solutions company, announced that it has acquired Acquisio, which provides advertising tools for SMBs….
SkipTheDishes being acquired by Just Eat for $110 million
Online food delivery SkipTheDishes — which was founded in Saskatoon and headquartered in Winnipeg — has been acquired by UK-based competitor Just Eat for…
Toronto’s Bitmaker acquired by General Assembly
As part of a move to expand from 15 to 25 campuses by end of year, US-based education-to-employment company General Assembly has announced its…
AppCarousel acquired by San Francisco-based AppDirect
AppCarousel, a Calgary-based app management platform for connected cars, smartphones, smart screens, and tablets, as well as other connected devices, has been acquired by…
Vancouver-based Mobidia acquired by App Annie Inc
PE Hub is reporting that Vancouver-based Mobidia was acquired last week by App Annie, a mobile app intelligence platform based out of San Francisco….
Persistence Capital Partners invests in mdBriefCase
The CVCA is reporting that Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) has placed a significant equity investment in continuing health education provider mdBriefCase (terms of the…
Hootsuite Raises $35 Million in Pre-IPO Money, Acquires BrightKit
Vancouver’s Hootsuite, creators of a social media dashboard tool for enterprise and individuals, has raised $35 million in funding ahead of an anticipated initial…
Vancouver Game Monetizer SuperRewards Acquires Germany’s Pay by Shopping
Vancouver and San Francisco-based startup SuperRewards has acquired Germany’s Pay by Shopping. We chatted with SuperRewards president Lyal Avery, and while he couldn’t give us an exact…