Kirk Simpson tells #TheDisruptors how Wave monetized its free platform
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Kirk Simpson, the co-founder and CEO of Wave, to discuss its free cloud-based…
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#DellSMBchat digs deep on the benefits of cloud tech for Canadian small businesses
A recent report from Intuit had us wondering: why were so many Canadian small business owners running their business from their smartphone, but not…
TextNow opens office in San Francisco as more North Americans seek alternative phone plans
Waterloo-based TextNow, which is using cloud-based technology to make phone plans cheaper, appears to be gaining widespread appeal in Canada — where our phone…
Permission Click raises $1.75 million in seed funding from Real Ventures, Friesens
Winnipeg-based Permission Click, a platform that helps students and parents efficiently coordinate permission slips, forms, and payments for student participation in school activities, has…
Today in funding: Resolver, Maintenance Assistant, Unito
SaaS companies raised big in this round of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom. Maintenance Assistant (now Fiix…
Today in funding: Mobify, ScarX Therapeutics, Chronogolf
Whether they’re changing the world of medicine or mobile, Canadian startups raised impressive rounds in this week’s roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on…
Montreal-based Radialpoint becomes Appdirect’s fifth acquisition
AppDirect, a San Francisco-based cloud service commerce platform, announced that it has acquired Montreal-based Radialpoint. Through the acquisition, Appdirect will provide its partners with…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions, announced the closing of…
Ottawa Senators team up with IBM to personalize fan experience
The Ottawa Senators and IBM announced a long-term partnership to apply behaviour-based, predictive analytics technologies to help the Senators better understand their fans. Starting…
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…
DigitalOcean launches first Canadian data centre in Toronto
New York-based DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider that focuses on simplifying web infrastructure for developers, announced the launch of a new data centre in…
Microsoft knows that speed kills
In just two weeks, hundreds of marketers will descend upon Dx3 Canada to learn new ways to present their brands to customers. Mobile, social…
Miovision raises $30 million Series B to save you from traffic congestion
Kitchener-based Miovision Technologies announced today that it has completed a $30 million Series B round, led by MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., with additional funding…
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