Education platform Coursera to open engineering office in Toronto
Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based education platform, has announced a new engineering office in Toronto. The office will be operated by engineers to accelerate product…
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Bridgit receives $750,000 investment from FedDev Ontario
Kitchener-based Bridgit, offering a project management platform for construction businesses, has received a $750,000 investment from the federal government through FedDev Ontario. “This project…
Montreal-based Smooch acquired by Zendesk
Montreal-based Smooch, allowing companies to manage customer conversations across multiple social messaging and communication platforms, has been acquired by San Francisco customer service and…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How to understand and reduce SaaS churn
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…
Toronto-based Proptech Lane raises $2.5 million Seed round led by Alate Partners
Lane, a Toronto-based Proptech company offering a communication platform for landlords and tenants, has raised $2.5 million in a Seed round led by real…
Slack to go public June 20 via direct listing, releases preliminary estimates for Q1
Slack has announced that it plans to go public on June 20, and has also disclosed its estimated preliminary financial results for Q1 of…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Changing the founder/investor dynamic
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…
Halifax-based Tranquility Online launches mental health platform
Tranquility Online, based out of Halifax, is launching its first online mental health platform for Canadians. The company’s SaaS solution leverages Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
Halifax-based SalesRight receives $250,000 in pre-seed funding
Halifax-based SalesRight, a cloud-based platform that helps B2B sales teams to create custom, interactive pricing guides, has raised $250,000 in a pre-seed round led…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A new era for enterprise IT
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…
VanillaSoft receives additional $3 million loan for sales engagement platform
VanillaSoft, a tech-enabled sales engagement service, has received a $3 million loan from the Fonds Régional de Solidarité Outaouais (FRSO). This is in addition…
Locketgo raises $1.2 million seed round for turnkey smart locker service
Locketgo, which offers mobile-charging lockers for event attendees, has announced the close of a $1.2 million round of seed funding. “We have been preparing…
CoLab Software becomes first Atlantic Canada startup to join Y Combinator
CoLab Software, based in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, has become the first Atlantic Canada startup to be accepted into Y Combinator’s accelerator program….