S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A big quarter for the Big 3
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Coveo raises $227 million CAD to pursue “aggressive” growth in AI e-commerce market
Unlike some other Canadian AI companies, Coveo has flown relativity under the radar since it was founded in 2005. That hasn’t…
Ryan Holmes steps down as CEO of Hootsuite
CEO of Vancouver-based unicorn Hootsuite, Ryan Holmes, has announced he is stepping down from the role. In a resignation announcement…
Today in funding ($27.8 million): CTO.ai, MindBeacon
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Digital identity company 2Keys acquired by Interac
2Keys, an Ottawa-based leader in digital identity, has been acquired by Interac. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Interac…
Diagram-backed Collage acquired by People Corporation
Winnipeg-based group benefits and human resource provider People Corporation has announced its acquisition of Collage, a cloud-based…
Mylo raises $10 million Series A with support from National Bank, Desjardins
Montreal-based FinTech startup Mylo has raised $10 million in Series A financing for its saving and investing platform, in…
RenoRun raises $22.5 million Series A
A short 13 months after closing its seed round, RenoRun, the Montreal startup that connects construction workers with on-demand…
Shopify taps Colin Bodell as VP engineering for Shopify Plus
Shopify has announced Colin Bodell will join as the company’s new vice president of engineering for Shopify Plus, where…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A rocky future for SaaS investing
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
FreshBooks to open first international office
Cloud-accounting software FreshBooks has announced plans to open its first international office, to be stationed in Amsterdam,…
League receives strategic investment from Workday Ventures
Toronto-based League announced that it has received a strategic investment from Workday Ventures, the investment arm of HR…
Shopify quarterly revenue growth slows as company hits million merchants
Shopify has released its Q3 2019 financial results, which ended September 30, 2019. The company is reporting total revenues…
SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year
Canada’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) conference is returning to Ottawa in November for its fourth year. SaaS North…
Google to continue collaboration with Kitchener-Waterloo’s Quantum Benchmark
One day after Google revealed its research paper claiming quantum supremacy, Kitchener-Waterloo-based startup Quantum Benchmark…