GrowerIQ acquires cannabis tech competitor Ample Organics from US-based Akerna
Deal returns Ample to Canadian ownership over three years after it was bought by Akerna.
Acquisitions
1QBit spinout Good Chemistry acquired by SandboxAQ
Good Chemistry’s CEO and team will join SandboxAQ’s simulation teams.
League Data acquires credit management software company Technicost from Co-operators
League Data is the technology partner for the Atlantic Credit Union System.
Workforce micro-learning platform Spiffy acquired by Oliver Solutions
Spiffy survived the COVID restaurant crisis by pivoting to cannabis retail.
Operto to acquire US-based proptech firm Dack, bolster property management platform
The acquisition will mark Operto’s third since 2021.
Beauty tech startup Fyyne acquired by Nigeria-based e-commerce company Bumpa
Fyyne offers a beauty services marketplace and business tools.
Nicotine addiction treatment tech startup Ditch Labs acquires IP assets of French firm Enovap SAS
Acquisition comes nine months after Ditch Labs secured $3.25 million CAD in seed funding.
Workleap expands through acquisition of US-based HR tech firm Pingboard
The acquisition comes five months after Workleap raised $125 million from CDPQ.
Real estate investment startup Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker
Majority of Willow’s team “offboarded” prior to acquisition, CEO to join Guiker.
Semantic Health acquired by US-based medical documentation firm AAPC
Semantic uses AI to help hospitals improve their medical coding, auditing, and documentation processes.
HS GovTech Solutions acquired by Banneker Partners
HS GovTech is the latest Canadian tech company delisting from public exchanges.
WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo
The move comes a year after the collapse of Bitvo’s deal with would-be acquirer FTX.
TSX-listed Q4 Inc. to go private with $257-million buyout by Sumeru Equity Partners
Q4 Inc. to join growing list of recent Canadian tech IPOs to change course.
Certn acquires European ID verification company Trustmatic
Trustmatic marks Certn’s third international acquisition in the last two years.
Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState
Vertu closed $300 million CAD for its first private equity fund in March.