Facedrive looks to acquire Foodora Canada assets as it launches food delivery service
London, Ont.-based Facedrive has signed a binding term sheet that could see the ridesharing startup purchase certain assets…
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Nudge.AI co-founder Steven Woods joins Benevity as chief technology officer
Benevity, a startup that offers corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, has announced that Steven…
Wattpad creates fund to develop TV, film projects in latest attempt to “verticalize” business
Toronto-based Wattpad is launching two film projects that are part of a new fund aimed to finance and kickstart the early production…
Ritual, City of Toronto partner to provide free ordering tool to local foodservice businesses
Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to announce a partnership between the City and food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual,…
Loopio lays off 11 staff as it sees increased “scrutiny” from buyers during pandemic
Toronto-based B2B SaaS startup Loopio has permanently laid off 11 members of its staff, which represents eight percent of the…
Top Hat restructures, makes staff reductions as COVID-19 affects higher education
EdTech company Top Hat is restructuring internally to adapt to changes in the higher education sector brought about by the…
Ontario to deploy Kitchener startup’s remote learning platform across school districts
Kitchener-Waterloo-based EdTech startup Knowledgehook has partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Education and to deploy its…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Defying gravity
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Bliinx raises $1 million CAD pre-seed round to help map business relationships digitally
Bliinx, a Montréal-based startup that aims to map out interactions with contacts for professional teams, has raised a $1 million…
With $73 million CAD, Symend closes one of the largest Series B rounds in recent Alberta history
Calgary-based Symend has raised a $73 million CAD ($52 million USD) Series B round of funding for its customer engagement platform…
As sales return, CareGuide looks to rehire furloughed staff following COVID-19 layoffs
Like many Canadian startups, CareGuide has felt the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto-based company made…
Tehama raises $14 million CAD as it looks to address demand for remote working solutions
Tehama, an Ottawa-based startup that provides a cloud-based software solution for remote teams, has raised a $14 million CAD…
PointClickCare acquires analytics solution Co-Pilot from Consonus Healthcare
PointClickCare, which provides software solutions for the post-acute care and senior care markets, has acquired Co-Pilot, an…
Today in Hires: Hootsuite, Element AI
Recently, two Canadian tech companies have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Online grocery startup Goodfood to open new fulfillment centre in Toronto
Montréal-based Goodfood Market, an online grocery and meal-kit startup, has signed a lease for a new first fulfillment centre…