Breather reportedly lays off staff across North America
Breather, the Montreal-based real estate tech company, reportedly laid off a number of its staff on Thursday, possibly accounting for 11 percent of its…
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Cybersecurity startup Zebu secures $5.2 million CAD in seed funding
Kitchener-Waterloo cybersecurity startup, Zebu, has closed $5.2 million CAD ($4 million USD) in seed financing, in the company’s first round of funding to date….
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian SaaS skyrockets
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…
BC-based Thoughtexchange raises $20 million Series B
BC-based crowdsourcing software company, Thoughtexchange, has raised $20 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Information Venture Partners, with participation from…
Benevity is taking its corporate social responsibility platform mobile
Benevity, the Calgary-based tech company that has become a global leader for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform, is moving into the mobile app…
Vision Critical appoints new CEO, moves headquarters to Toronto
Vancouver-founded customer experience management startup Vision Critical Communications has announced it is replacing its CEO Scott Miller with Ross Wainwright and is moving its…
Shift closes $1 million CAD seed round, appoints first CEO
Victoria-based startup Shift has officially closed $1 million CAD in seed funding for its workplace productivity desktop app that looks to streamline workflow. Half…
Uberflip acquires interactive content creation platform SnapApp
Content experience platform Uberflip has acquired Boston-based SnapApp, an interactive content creation platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Bringing SnapApp’s team and…
Bridgit opens first satellite office, looks to tap into Toronto’s talent pool
Bridgit, a startup developing software for the construction industry, has officially opened its first satellite office in Toronto. The Kitchen-Waterloo-based startup feels the move…
OrbCare files for bankruptcy after failing to find buyer, team launches new company instead
Toronto-based healthtech startup OrbCare has officially filed for bankruptcy after the startup failed to find a buyer during an auction process that took place…
Today in acquisitions: Vocaprep, Race Roster
Over the past few weeks, two Canadian companies have been acquired by overseas firms. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers. Montreal Edtech…
Canadian SaaS investment skyrockets by over 200 percent in 2019
Ottawa-based accelerator L-Spark has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which found that Canadian SaaS companies received a cumulative…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – SaaS winners and losers
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…