Shopify to help bands merch-ify their Spotify
Long-plagued by name confusion, especially in Twitter mentions, Canada’s Shopify and streaming service Spotify are teaming…
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Online vehicle auction marketplace E Automotive revs up IPO plans
E Automotive, an online vehicle auction marketplace, is planning to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company has…
Hopper acquires PlacePass, scores Marriott Bonvoy as customer for B2B business
MontrĂ©alâs Hopper is known for its flight and travel booking app, but the company makes most of its revenue from its FinTech…
BBTV, Spotter enter partnership worth $154.7 million to fuel content creator growth and monetization
Broadband TV (BBTV), a media-tech company based in Vancouver, has entered a partnership with Los Angeles-based Spotter worth…
Lightspeedâs Dax Dasilva launches environmental nonprofit, pledges $40 million for conservation, restoration projects
Dax Dasilva, founder and CEO of MontrĂ©al-based retail tech company Lightspeed Commerce, has launched a nonprofit environmental…
Coveo acquires Englandâs Qubit to extend European e-commerce reach
The artificial intelligence (AI) powered personalization e-commerce company, Coveo, has acquired London, U.K.-based Qubit for…
Shopify partners with Microsoft, Oracle, Infor to launch global ERP program
Canadian e-commerce unicorn Shopify has entered into a deal with global enterprise resource planning (ERP) partners to launch…
A culmination of its acquisitions, Lightspeed brings revamped restaurant platform to North America
Lightspeed Commerce has officially launched Lightspeed Restaurant, its flagship restaurant product, in North America. The revamped…
Offering a nanotech drywall alternative, Trusscore lands $26 million in Series A funding
Trusscore, a material science startup that makes sustainable alternatives for traditional building products, announced a $26…
ResQ raises $48 million CAD to bolster restaurant repair and maintenance platform
Toronto-based SaaS startup ResQ has raised $48.5 million CAD ($39 million USD) from a Series A funding round. Co-led by Tiger…
Callia secures $6.4 million to move beyond flower delivery, fuel North American expansion
Following a year of significant growth, Winnipeg-based startup Callia has secured $6.4 million CAD in Series A financing to…
Trellis to acquire Apixibot to bolster automated marketing tech for Amazon, Shopify merchants
Trellis, an Ottawa-based SaaS startup, has entered into an agreement to acquire Apixibot, a fellow Ottawa company that provides…
R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed vs. short-sellers
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Moneris completes acquisition of UEAT to bolster commerce solutions for restaurants
Payments provider giant Moneris has acquired UEAT, a QuĂ©bec-based SaaS startup for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2017,…
Company behind digital payout service Tipstoday adds $8.5 million via private placement
XTM, Inc., the company behind digital tip payout service Tipstoday, closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement…