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…
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Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke to donate 1,000,001 trees, following one million customer milestone
One day after releasing its Q3 2019 report, which revealed that the Ottawa-founded e-commerce company had reached one million…
Shopify quarterly revenue growth slows as company hits million merchants
Shopify has released its Q3 2019 financial results, which ended September 30, 2019. The company is reporting total revenues…
SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year
Canada’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) conference is returning to Ottawa in November for its fourth year. SaaS North…
MindBridge partnering with Bank of Canada to detect payment fraud
Ottawa-based MindBridge Analytics announced, on Wednesday, a partnership with the Bank of Canada that will see the FinTech…
Startup jobs of the week: The Heart & Stroke Foundation, Loopio, Altus Assessments
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Ottawa workspace analytics startup Relogix closes $4 million Series A
Ottawa-based Relogix, which has created an analytics platform and IoT sensor technology for workspaces, announced it has completed…
L-Spark announces six SaaS startups participating in fall 2019 cohort
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark has announced the startups participating in the fall 2019 cohort of its SaaS-focused…
Martello Technologies raises $4.6 million in overnight public offering
Ottawa-based Martello Technologies has closed $4.6 million after a public offering on the TSX Venture Exchange. The funding…
Shopify allowing US merchants to sell CBD products online
Ottawa-based ecommerce giant Shopify is allowing US merchants to sell hemp and hemp-derived CBD products online and in brick-and-mortar…
BlackBerry and L-SPARK seeking second cohort for joint accelerator
BlackBerry and L-SPARK are looking for startups to join the second cohort of their joint accelerator program. Launched last…
Shopify looks to fight climate change, commits $6.6 million to new sustainability fund
Shopify’s CEO Tobias Lütke has announced the company will be committing at least $6.6 million CAD ($5 million USD) each…
Shopify acquiring fulfillment platform 6 River Systems for $450 million USD
Shopify is acquiring Waltham, Massachusetts-based 6 River Systems, which offers collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions,…
Startup jobs of the week: Code for Canada, TalentMinded, Loopio
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Here’s how Scott Galloway thinks Shopify could supplant Amazon
Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, says one of the biggest unexpected threats…