Shopify proposes governance changes to protect CEO Tobi Lütke’s voting power
Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale.
Acquisitions
Telus Health continues Canadian healthtech acquisition spree with Sprout
Telus Health previously planted money into Sprout in 2015.
Diagram and Real Ventures-backed Breathe Life acquired by US insurtech SE2
SE2 says Breathe Life’s Montréal HQ “creates springboard” for tech talent expansion.
WonderFi clears regulatory hurdles, set to close acquisition of registered crypto marketplace Bitbuy
CEOs think deal could mark step towards crypto consolidation, DeFi regulation.
Avast acquires SecureKey Technologies as it bulks up its digital identity business
With the acquisition, Avast may have the world’s largest concentration of digital ID experts.
Hardbacon acquires Simple Rate to consolidate financial product comparison tools
Hardbacon is focused on acquisitions that help users bring home the bacon.
ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters
ApplyBoard has rebranded Panda Portal to TrainHub.
Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream
The acquisition nearly doubles Fullscript’s annual revenue and users.
Impact.com acquires Pressboard to ramp up branded content program for publishers
Pressboard was formerly a customer of Trackonomics, an Impact.com company.
Somm acquires last-minute restaurant reservation app Dinr to move beyond wine recommendation
Somm describes Dinr deal as “part of a bigger vision” for the wine-focused startup.
Shopify platforms acquirer WeCommerce to purchase KnoCommerce for $2.6 million CAD
KnoCommerce would mark WeCommerce’s third acquisition since going public on the TSXV.
FGC Health acquires Pharmacy Access Solutions to help independent pharmacies automate
FGC wants to place software into Canada’s 4,000 independent pharmacies.
Salesforce to acquire Traction on Demand
Traction on Demand revealed little about the acquisition plans.
Haivision to acquire France’s Aviwest to expand low latency video solutions
Aviwest is Haivision’s second acquisition post-IPO.
Hopper continues acquisition spree with Parisian airline travel tech Smooss
Hopper looks to bolster its B2B offering as it expands into new verticals.