Opencare lays off one-quarter of staff as it prepares to “weather the storm” of COVID-19
Toronto-based Opencare, a healthcare booking company, last week laid off 18 members of its team, as its core business has been…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A new Slack boom?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Traction on Demand, BC government create platform to coordinate medical supply donations
British Columbia’s provincial government has partnered with several organizations, including Vancouver-based cloud technology…
Ritual cuts staff in half, reduces operations due to COVID-19
Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup app Ritual has laid off more than half of its employees and is set to reduce…
Think Research, Ontario Psychological Association partner to offer virtual mental health services
Think Research, a developer of virtual care technology and clinical treatment protocols, has partnered with the Ontario Psychological…
Export Development Canada provides more detail on emergency loan program
As part of the federal government’s $82 billion COVID-19 emergency support package, which was approved by the Senate…
Halifax-based SalesRight secures additional $600,000 CAD in pre-seed round
Halifax-based SalesRight, a cloud-based platform that helps B2B sales teams to create custom interactive pricing guides,…
Clio donates $1 million to help lawyers navigate pandemic challenges
Burnaby-based legal technology startup Clio has committed $1 million to help law firms navigate the difficulties surrounding…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Demo days go virtual
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Staffy pivots platform to direct workers to essential sectors during COVID-19 pandemic
Staffy, which has created an online marketplace that connects businesses with skilled workers in the hospitality industry,…
Here’s how #CDNtech companies are pitching in during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in Canada and around the world, businesses are taking steps to help flatten the curve and…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Remote work as a service
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
L-Spark set to host SaaS Showcase demo day virtually
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark has decided to move forward with its annual SaaS Showcase demo day, with the event to…
Toronto’s Sinclair Interplanetary to be acquired by Rocket Lab
Sinclair Interplanetary, a supplier of hardware, software, training, and expertise to the spacecraft community, is set to be…
11 Canadian companies in Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) held its Winter 2020 Demo Day, the 30th for the Silicon Valley incubator. To minimize health concerns…