Today in hires: Freshbooks, Juno, Staffy, Alida, Local Logic
Five Canadian tech organizations have recently brought on new team members, including Staffy, Juno, Freshbooks, Alida, and…
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Fiscal third-quarter sees Lightspeed continue growth trajectory with revenue increasing 79 percent year-over-year
Lightspeed POS saw another quarter of growth, with a 79 percent year-over-year (YoY) increase in revenue for its fiscal third-quarter…
Today in funding: Certn, Clover, Flosonics Medical, VEERUM, ChrysaLabs, sMedia
In recent days, six Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who…
MKB closes $100 million for second cleantech-focused fund
Montreal-based private investment firm Mackinnon, Bennett & Company (MKB) has closed $100 million for its second growth…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Every January for the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some…
Today in hires: Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, Bonjour Startup Montréal
Five Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, and Bonjour Startup Montréal.…
Today in acquisitions: Wishpond, In Fidem, Tier1, ScreenScape, Kayan Health, Paper Leaf
Over the past few weeks, six acquisitions involving Canadian tech companies have either closed or are underway. Here’s the…
SAP Canada to expand to new Montréal office, bring headcount in city to 1,000 with new hires
Global enterprise software firm SAP Canada is growing its Quebec presence with a new office and hires in Montréal. The new…
Eli raises $1.9 million CAD in seed funding to develop at-home hormone monitoring tech
Eli Science Inc. has raised a $1.9 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) seed round to target the historically underserved women’s…
Paystone secures $69 million as company chases acquisitive growth strategy
Paystone, a London, Ontario and Montreal-based startup that offers customer engagement and payment processing software, has…
Two nonprofit FinTech programs join forces as Fintech Cadence acquires Innovate Financial Health
Innovate Financial Health (IFH), a nonprofit that aims to support technology that improves financial health, has been acquired…
ServiceNow closes $230 million USD acquisition of Montreal’s Element AI
California-based software company ServiceNow has officially acquired Element AI for “approximately” $230 million…
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2020
For the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some of the companies…
Lightspeed launches new integrated supplier network for North American retailers
Montreal-based retail tech company Lightspeed has launched a supplier network for North American retailers that allows merchants…
Power’s Sagard Holdings launches Canadian private equity business
Power Corporation subsidiary Sagard Holdings has launched a new private equity (PE) business in Canada, the first foray for…