S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How Salesforce paved the way for SaaS
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Breather announces two new private working spaces in Toronto
Montreal-based real estate tech company Breather has announced two new leases for a collective 10,200 square feet of private…
The State of Canadian SaaS
I was in Ottawa recently to present my thoughts on the state of the Canadian SaaS industry. The fact that 500 people showed…
Cannabis software company Ample Organics announces Shopify integration
Ample Organics, a seed-to-sale software company, has announced a complete integration with ecommerce giant, Shopify. Toronto-based…
Shopify expands retail presence as company fights for “heart and soul” of commerce
Founded as an ecommerce company more than a decade ago, Shopify is looking to become much more than an online platform. Recently…
Mailchimp’s Shopify integration removed, with both parties citing data and privacy concerns
Marketing automation platform Mailchimp has asked Shopify to remove the Mailchimp for Shopify integration from its marketplace,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad around the world
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This Toronto startup’s warning about school admissions fraud fell on deaf ears for years
Academic admissions fraud has been in the spotlight after federal prosecutors in the US indicted 50 people for allegedly bribing…
How Harley Finkelstein went from lawyer to COO of Shopify
Last week, the University of Ottawa law faculty’s All Sorts of Torts club and the Telfer School of Management’s Entrepreneur’s…
Construction software company Bridgit raises $6.2 million CAD Series A
Kitchener-based Bridgit, which offers a project management platform for construction businesses, has raised $6.2 million CAD…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The market is open
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Irish taxi software company secures Téo Taxi’s former R&D team, opens Montreal office
iCabbi, an Irish automated taxi booking company, has acquired the research and development team of the now-defunct all-electric…
DocuSign expanding Canadian presence, announces headquarters in Toronto
DocuSign, a San Francisco-based company that provides e-signature technology, has announced the opening of its first Canadian…
Wattpad partners with India’s largest media company to expand presence in the region
Toronto-based Wattpad, an online community for readers and writers, has announced a partnership and strategic investment with…
Halifax online hairdressing platform, Cribcut, secures $1 million pre-seed funding
Halifax-based Cribcut, an online platform that connects mobile hair stylists to clients, announced it has raised $1.06 million…