Shopify Capital launches starter loans for United States merchants
Shopify announced this week that it has launched a new product line as part of Shopify Capital. The e-commerce giant is now offering starter…
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Ottawa startup CEO Ali Pey named as victim of Ukrainian plane crash
Ali Pey, the founder and CEO of Ottawa-based startup MessageHopper, has been named as a victim of the Ukrainian airline plane crash that occurred…
Today in funding: SkyWatch, Reshift Security
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and what…
Prime Minister Trudeau reveals mandate letters, outlines shift for RDAs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the ministerial mandate letters on Friday morning, outlining the work to be done by his 35 newly appointed Cabinet…
BlackBerry, L-Spark announce second cohort of joint accelerator
BlackBerry and Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark have announced the six companies in the second cohort of their joint accelerator program. The program has officially…
Shopify merchants generate $2.9 billion USD in sales over Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Shopify merchants generated more than $2.9 billion in sales worldwide during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to data collected by the e-commerce company….
Canadian SaaS investment skyrockets by over 200 percent in 2019
Ottawa-based accelerator L-Spark has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which found that Canadian SaaS companies received a cumulative…
Trudeau cabinet shuffle shows slight tweaks to Canada’s innovation, economic agenda
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed his new cabinet on Wednesday, with seven new faces joining the mix and a number of positions shuffled around…
Ottawa-founded Threekit raises $20 million USD for product visualization platform
Threekit, an Ottawa-founded product visualization software platform company that targets e-commerce brands, has closed a $20 million USD Series A round. The Series A…
Mindbridge loses former CIO of Canada after a few months in role
Alex Benay, the former CIO of Canada, has left his role at Ottawa-based Mindbridge after a short few months stint. The news came Thursday,…
Shopify launches email product to do battle with old partner Mailchimp
Shopify announced on Tuesday that the e-commerce company is expanding into the email marketing space. This new product line puts the Ottawa-based company in…
Digital identity company 2Keys acquired by Interac
2Keys, an Ottawa-based leader in digital identity, has been acquired by Interac. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Interac sees the acquisition as…
Shopify taps Colin Bodell as VP engineering for Shopify Plus
Shopify has announced Colin Bodell will join as the company’s new vice president of engineering for Shopify Plus, where he will be responsible for…