S|W: The SaaS Weekly – When bootstrapping pays off
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Q4 raises $49 million CAD Series C led by Napier Park
Toronto-based Q4 Inc. has raised a fresh $38 million USD ($49.3 million CAD) Series C round. The round was led by New York-based Napier…
Uber to invest more than $200 million CAD in expanding Toronto presence
At an event held at the MaRS Discovery District today, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced a significant commitment from the company to build its…
Waterloo-based Bonfire acquired for $140 million CAD in ‘Govtech’ merger
Waterloo-based public sector sourcing and procurement tech startup Bonfire announced today that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by GTY Technology Holdings…
Shopify’s Satish Kanwar: early-stage entrepreneurs must learn “ruthless prioritization”
Now in its second year, Elevate returns to Toronto September 21, promising to connect the Canadian startup ecosystem and deliver talks from tech leaders…
Microsoft announces significant investments in Canadian presence
Microsoft Canada announced plans to create a new headquarters in downtown Toronto, and investments totalling $570 million into the company’s Canadian presence. The office…
Weever Apps raises $900,000 to help manufacturers digitize paperwork
Hamilton-based Weever Apps has closed a $900,000 equity investment from Green Sky Capital, an exempt market dealer than invests in early-stage companies. The funding…
Vidyard to power HubSpot’s new video service
Kitchener-based Vidyard is powering HubSpot’s new video solution. Announced at the INBOUND marketing conference in Boston. HubSpot Video will offer video hosting, in-video CTAs…
Hubba adds former Amazon lead as CTO
Hubba has hired a former Amazon and Thomson Reuters lead as its first chief technology officer. In the past, Desh Singh has acted as…
Kira Systems receives $65 million CAD investment from New York’s Insight Venture Partners
Toronto-based Kira Systems has received a $65 million CAD ($50 million USD) minority investment from New York City-based Insight Venture Partners. “Our probability of…
Mojio partners with MetroPCS to power its connected car solution
MetroPCS has chosen Vancouver-based Mojio to power the prepaid wireless company’s connected car solution, called MetroSMART Ride. Mojio’s platform allows cars of any model…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Alibaba gains cloud momentum
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Today in hires: Sampler and TribalScale both add new sales VPs
Today, two Toronto tech companies announced major leadership additions to their team. Here’s the latest update on who’s going where. Sampler appoints Jonathan Penn…