Today in acquisitions: Khure Health, TechX Technologies, Nolk, WorldReach Software, BuzzBuzzHome, Zorbit’s Math
Six Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including Khure Health, TechX Technologies,…
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Sonder to go public on NASDAQ through SPAC deal
Montréal-founded travel tech startup Sonder is set to go public on the NASDAQ through a merger deal with Gores Metropoulos…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify pins new markets
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Shopify sees 110 percent year-over-year revenue growth as e-commerce continues to boom amid pandemic
Shopify continued to see massive growth in the first quarter of 2021 with revenue, income and gross profit all significantly…
Attabotics, Amii, AltaML partner to develop AI solutions for supply chains
Attabotics, a Calgary-based robotics supply chain startup, has partnered with AltaML and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute…
Shopify helped generate $307 billion in economic activity last year amid pandemic’s impact on retail
Global economic activity from merchants on Shopify reached $307 billion in 2020, according to a new report released by the…
Elevate, Moneris unveil startups participating in first cohort of eCommerce North accelerator
Toronto event-turned-tech hub Elevate and payment processing firm Moneris have announced the 10 startups joining the first…
Amazon launches IP Accelerator for its Canadian retailers
Amazon has brought its intellectual property (IP) protection program to Amazon sellers in Canada. Amazon said that filing for…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify shake-up
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Wayfair, Cloudflare join growing group of international firms opening Toronto offices
Two global companies, e-commerce firm Wayfair and software company Cloudflare, have announced plans to open new offices in…
Shopify expands Pinterest partnership to 27 new markets
Following its launch in Canada and the United States last year, Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify has expanded its partnership…
Today in acquisitions: Upchain, Nuvei, Perpetua, Carebook, WELL Health, FreshGrade, PainWorth, BonLook
Eight Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including Upchain, Nuvei, Perpetua, Carebook,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Union busted
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Shopify CTO Jean-Michel Lemieux one of three execs to depart company
Three Shopify executives are set to depart their roles from the company. Jean-Michel Lemieux, the chief technology officer…
Shopify, Ledger named in new class-action lawsuit following 2020 data breach
Shopify and cryptocurrency hard wallet company Ledger have been hit with a class-action lawsuit in relation to a 2020 data…