The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2022
1Password, Coveo, Paddle CEOs, OMERS, Georgian, Bessemer VCs headline the stage November 16-17.
Ottawa
Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again)
PayTechs of Canada executive director calls process “disappointing” and “absurd.”
L-SPARK selects six startups for latest B2B SaaS accelerator cohort
Cohort participants’ tech range from identity verification to same-day delivery management.
Bootstrapped to date, Field Effect closes $41 million CAD Series A to expand SME-focused cybersecurity business
Led by a former Communications Security Establishment researcher, Ottawa firm plans to invest in sales and marketing.
Shopify reemphasizes brick-and-mortar with new mobile POS hardware
Shopify says offline retail is ”all the way back.”
Giatec receives $5 million from BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice to bolster concrete testing tech
Giatec’s clients include construction firms like AECOM, McCarthy.
Shopify rolls out new employee compensation system to recruit, retain talent amid stock slump
Flex Comp took effect September 1, following a delay Shopify attributed to regulatory considerations.
Shopify swaps CFO, COO amid financial downturn
CFO to exit following third quarter earnings report.
Shopify plans to contest $40 million Express Mobile patent infringement verdict
Express Mobile has also sued Google, Meta, and Amazon for infringing its patents.
Supply chain analytics SaaS startup Lytica secures over $13 million in Series A round
Lytica uses AI to help companies reduce costs and mitigate risks in their supply chain.
Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse
What’s the feds’ plan? Only Dan Breznitz seems to know.
SAAS NORTH unveils speaker lineup for 2022 conference
Presenters include executives from Shopify, Unbounce, Hootsuite, Wattpad.
Shopify launches ‘Collabs’ to directly connect creators with merchants
The program lets creators monetize and give merchants a new sales channel.
Bootstrapped since 2008, Evidence Partners closes $20 million to tackle automated literature review market
Evidence Partners caters to more than 60% of the world’s largest pharma, medical device companies.
Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopify’s second strategic investment in recent weeks
Recent SEC filing indicates Shopify may have invested $100 million USD in Klaviyo.