Shopify acquires search startup Vantage Discovery for undisclosed amount
Shopify CTO hints that Vantage’s AI-powered platform could help merchants advertise.
Acquisitions
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.”
San Francisco-based Landbase taps Canadian roots with acquisition of LavaReach
Bootstrapped startup’s co-founders will join the AI-powered go-to-market solutions company.
Big in Japan: Nuvei acquires Paywiser’s Japanese subsidiary in Asia-Pacific market push
Acquisition includes licence allowing Nuvei to process payments across all major networks in the country.
Street Context acquired by American market intelligence firm BlueMatrix for undisclosed amount
Combined company will integrate authoring, financial data, and consumption analytics into one platform.
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California-based loan collection platform Eltropy acquires Lexop for undisclosed amount
Combined company to continue operating in both California and Montréal.
Humi acquired by Australian HR software company Employment Hero
Sources told BetaKit the purchase price is $155 million CAD.