Shopify acquires Swedish ecommerce marketplace Tictail
Shopify has acquired Swedish startup Tictail. Tictail’s marketplace allows users to shop for clothing, home decor, and art from emerging small businesses around the…
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Calgary-based Communo acquires LocalSolo freelance network
Calgary-based Communo has acquired Vancouver-based LocalSolo, an online network for freelancers. The acquisition is the first for Communo, as it opens a Vancouver office,…
Drop acquires predictive analytics company Canopy Labs
Toronto-based mobile rewards platform Drop has acquired fellow Canadian startup Canopy Labs. A Y Combinator-backed company, Canopy Labs uses predictive analytics to help businesses…
eSentire acquires Seattle-based Versive
Cambridge-based eSentire has acquired Seattle-based Versive, which allows enterprises to map out their cybersecurity capabilities and react quickly to attacks. With the acquisition, eSentire…
Alert Labs acquired by Florida-based HVAC distributor Watsco
Kitchener-based Alert Labs has been acquired by Florida-based HVAC distributor Watsco. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. Founded in 2015, Alert Labs develops smart…
Toronto-based Cluep acquired by Impact Group for $53 million CAD
Toronto-based Cluep has been acquired by sales and marketing agency Impact Group. TechCrunch reports that the company was acquired for $53 million CAD. Founded…
Ericsson acquiring CENX to help enterprise customers leverage 5G
Ericsson is acquiring New Jersey-based CENX, which provides end-to-end service assurance for hybrid networks. While based in the US, CENX has a significant Canadian…
Toronto-based PinPoint acquired by Descartes Systems Group for $15 million
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Toronto-based PinPoint, which allows users to collect real-time location information on trucks and mobile workers, for $15 million. Descartes…
Event ticketing platform Picatic acquired by Eventbrite
Vancouver-based digital ticketing and event registration platform Picatic has been acquired by Eventbrite. Eventbrite said Picatic’s co-founder and CEO Jayesh Parmar will join Eventbrite…
Ottawa-based Snowed In Studios acquired by Keywords Studios
Ottawa-based Snowed In Studios, which provides engineering and co-development services to the video games industry, has been acquired by Keywords Studios. Founded in 2010,…
Edmonton-based Showbie acquires classroom assessment platform Socrative
Edmonton-based Showbie, which has developed a classroom workflow app, has acquired Salt Lake City-basedSocrative from MasteryConnect, an assessment and curriculum platform for teachers. Founded…
Slack acquires Missions to help users automate work tasks
In a blog post, Slack announced it has acquired Robot and Pencils’ Missions, an app that allows Slack users to build tools automating simple…
Montreal-based Immunio acquired by Trend Micro
Immun.io, a real-time web application security system (RASP), announced that it was acquired by Trend Micro, a cybersecurity solutions company. The deal is an…