Statflo raises $2.4 million seed round, partners with iQmetrix
Statflo, a data platform aimed at wireless retailers, announced that it has raised a $2.4 million seed round. The round was…
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Snap for Groupon changing with Canadian product founders Michele Romanow & Anatoliy Melnichuk departing
The Snap by Groupon platform, which allows users to get cash back on groceries, is undergoing major changes — but the Canadian…
Lucova making selfies the future of selling
Through Toronto-based Lucova, selfies of the future will become useful for more than just social media sharing. Pitching on…
Spacefy claims its own space on #TheDisruptors
These days, it seems like there is an AirBnB and Uber for everything. And Toronto-based Spacefy is one of those companies tapping…
#TheDisruptors reports that Tony Chvala is the new CEO of Shop.ca
On today’s episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, co-hosts Amber Kanwar and Bruce Croxon exclusively reported that former…
Square appoints Cathy Vigrass to lead Canadian operations
Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…
Shopify’s POS solution adds Android support
After being available on iOS for a number of years, Shopify’s mobile point of sale system is finally making the jump…
Canadian Forbes Top 30 Under 30 winners share their plans for 2016
A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…
Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify
In the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar…
Retail analytics platform Askuity raises $2 million Series A
Toronto-based Askuity has announced the closing of a $2 million Series A for its retail analytics platform, which allows product…
Shopify’s Satish Kanwar in Forbes’ Retail & Commerce 30 under 30
For its fifth annual 30 under 30, featuring 600 young entrepreneurs demonstrating impressive entrepreneurship, Forbes looked…
#smallrooms podcast: Kerry Liu of Rubikloud on big data in retail
Rob Kenedi sits down with Kerry Liu, co-founder of Rubikloud, a startup focusing on large retailers and their massive data…
Shopify just gave its employees $1,000,000 to spend on Shopify-powered stores
Shopify just destroyed your startup’s secret Santa program. Today, the Ottawa-based, IPO’d company announced that each…
Saskatoon, Toronto startup spaces first recipients of Startup Canada’s Retail Startup Fund
The Saskatoon Maker Fair and Toronto’s Tempo Space are the two first-ever recipients of Startup Canada’s Trushield…
Indochino hires Shop.ca former founding CEO Drew Green
Custom suit maker Indochino has announced a fitting new CEO. According to a report from TechCrunch, former Shop.ca founding…