Givex acquires Loyalty Lane to expand customer relationship management platform
Givex previously acquired IT service and consulting business Kalex.
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Aviron scores $23.6 million CAD Series A round to make rowing fun
Toronto startup hopes to row around Peloton’s shark-infested waters.
Klarna to open offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Québec as company expands service to Canada
The Swedish payments company plans to hire over 500 engineers by 2025.
Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance as product director
The Bench co-founder described Shopify Balance as “a phenomenal product.”
Busbud closes $14 million CAD, acquires Recorrido to fuel Latin American expansion
Chilean energy firm COPEC’s venture arm led the round.
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Shopify shares drop following decelerated revenue growth, lowered guidance in Q4 2021
Shopify’s share price has dropped 18 percent following market open.
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ControlHQ’s co-founder is back with his #CDNtech crystal ball.
Hospitality platform 7shifts secures $101.6 million CAD to increase staffing, product development
Startup says it added more than 10,000 restaurants to its platform last year.
Cubbi secures $1.35 million CAD to expand its food delivery and storage platform
The food delivery startup comes from same city as SkipTheDishes.
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Plus: Amazon confronts pandemic costs and raises the price of Prime.
Elastic Path secures $60 million to scale “composable commerce movement”
The round brings Elastic Path’s total funding to $120 million.
Dozr raises $27.5 million in Series B funding to support US expansion plans
The heavy equipment rental startup aims to replicate its Florida playbook in other markets.
Hopper now valued at $5 billion after $35 million secondary deal
Hopper recently expanded into Airbnb-style home rentals.
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Plus: Lightspeed adds global tech entrepreneurs to its board.