Slack rolling out new features, will direct list on NYSE
Cloud-based communications company Slack recently announced a host of new features, the same week it filed to go public. Among…
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Echosec to receive $2 million secured loan from TIMIA Capital
Victoria-based Echosec Systems, an online data aggregation platform, has entered into a three-year investment facility with…
US-founded VanillaSoft receives $1 million from Canadian Government
US-founded IT company VanillaSoft Corp. has been given a $1 million loan from Canada Economic Development (CED) for Quebec…
Coconut Software receives $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC
Saskatoon-based Coconut Software has received $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, with the company…
Voiceflow raises $4.7 million CAD following takeover of American competitor
Voice app design and development platform Voiceflow has raised a nearly $4.7 million CAD seed round, following an announcement…
Velocity and YC grad, Fuzzbuzz, raises $3.6 million CAD seed round
Fuzzbuzz, an automated software security platform founded in Kitchener-Waterloo, has raised a $3.6 million CAD seed round led…
Axonify expanding presence in Europe
Waterloo-based learning software company Axonify will be expanding into the European market, with strategic new roles supporting…
Wattpad, Sony Pictures Television teaming up for TV programming deal
Wattpad has announced a partnership with Sony Pictures Television to co-produce original programming of Wattpad’s stories…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Leveling up the cloud
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Lightspeed officially launches loyalty platform globally following TSX debut
Montreal-based POS software firm Lightspeed has globally launched Lightspeed Loyalty, a technology that enables merchants to…
Tiny acquires Pixel Union, commits $25 million CAD to acquire more Shopify partners
Victoria-based technology holding company, Tiny, has procured a majority stake in Pixel Union, a major Shopify partner. The…
Toronto-founded PagerDuty goes public, sees stocks jump in market debut
PagerDuty, a San Francisco-headquartered SaaS unicorn, with Canadian roots, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
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The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Synapse raises $3.3 million CAD seed funding for corporate e-learning software
Toronto-based Synapse, which provides e-learning software for company training programs, recently announced the close of a…
Toronto-based Rangle expands digital consultancy to Europe
Digital Javascript and HTML5 consultancy firm Rangle has announced it is establishing its first European office in Amsterdam,…