Kirk Simpson tells #TheDisruptors how Wave monetized its free platform
byThis week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Kirk Simpson, the co-founder and CEO of Wave, to discuss its…
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#DellSMBchat digs deep on the benefits of cloud tech for Canadian small businesses
byA recent report from Intuit had us wondering: why were so many Canadian small business owners running their business from their…
TextNow opens office in San Francisco as more North Americans seek alternative phone plans
byWaterloo-based TextNow, which is using cloud-based technology to make phone plans cheaper, appears to be gaining widespread…
Permission Click raises $1.75 million in seed funding from Real Ventures, Friesens
byWinnipeg-based Permission Click, a platform that helps students and parents efficiently coordinate permission slips, forms,…
Today in funding: Resolver, Maintenance Assistant, Unito
bySaaS companies raised big in this round of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom. Maintenance…
Today in funding: Mobify, ScarX Therapeutics, Chronogolf
byWhether they’re changing the world of medicine or mobile, Canadian startups raised impressive rounds in this week’s…
Montreal-based Radialpoint becomes Appdirect’s fifth acquisition
byAppDirect, a San Francisco-based cloud service commerce platform, announced that it has acquired Montreal-based Radialpoint.…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
byA little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…
Ottawa Senators team up with IBM to personalize fan experience
byThe Ottawa Senators and IBM announced a long-term partnership to apply behaviour-based, predictive analytics technologies to…
AppCarousel acquired by San Francisco-based AppDirect
byAppCarousel, a Calgary-based app management platform for connected cars, smartphones, smart screens, and tablets, as well as…
DigitalOcean launches first Canadian data centre in Toronto
byNew York-based DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider that focuses on simplifying web infrastructure for developers,…
Microsoft knows that speed kills
byIn just two weeks, hundreds of marketers will descend upon Dx3 Canada to learn new ways to present their brands to customers.…
Miovision raises $30 million Series B to save you from traffic congestion
byKitchener-based Miovision Technologies announced today that it has completed a $30 million Series B round, led by MacKinnon,…
Five Essential Tips for the Travelling Entrepreneur
bySmall business owners can rarely afford to take a step out of the office, let alone the country, which make travel plans — even…
Freshbooks Founder Opens Up On Growing a Global Brand Out of Toronto
byFreshBooks, Toronto’s online cloud accounting software startup, recently closed an epic $30 million funding round from Oak…