Calgary-based Communo acquires LocalSolo freelance network
Calgary-based Communo has acquired Vancouver-based LocalSolo, an online network for freelancers. The acquisition is the first…
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Short-term lender Progressa launches enterprise software solutions
Vancouver and Toronto-based financial technology company Progressa has announced the launch of its suite of software solutions…
Alain Chesnais joins Receptiviti as chief technology officer
Receptiviti, a Toronto-based corporate culture analytics company, has announced that data scientist and software engineer Alain…
Hostaway raises $1.9 million to streamline vacation rental management
Toronto-based Hostaway has raised $1.9 million in seed funding as the company looks to tackle the evolving vacation rental…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The fastest growing business app in history
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
You.i TV raises $30 million for cross-platform app development program
You.i TV, an Ottawa-based startup that provides software tools for cross-platform app development, has announced the closing…
Wattpad launches paid content program in the US
Wattpad has launched a new service in the US allowing readers to purchase exclusive content from writers on the platform. The…
Alate Partners launches with $40 million in funding to boost real estate tech industry
Alate Partners, a new company dedicated to supporting companies in the real estate tech market, has launched with $40 million…
Tech leaders explain how agile and AI impact enterprise software at #WebSummit
As Web Summit 2018 wrapped up in Lisbon last week, over 70,000 attendees left the annual tech business conference. Having heard…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A hands-on approach to SaaS apps
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Hubba reportedly lays off half its staff following March pivot
Hubba has undergone its second round of layoffs this year, BetaKit has learned. Speaking with BetaKit, multiple sources familiar…
U of Guelph, Left investing $2.13 million in RightMesh project improving Northern connectivity
British Columbia-based Left and the University of Guelph’s School of Computer Science have announced a $2.13 million…
Chicago-based Bounteous acquires ecommerce agency Demac Media
Bounteous, a Chicago-based digital solutions company formerly known as HS2 Solutions, has acquired Toronto-based ecommerce…
Slack’s CTO shares how it became the fastest-growing business app in history
At Web Summit, Slack CTO Cal Henderson took to the centre stage to share how the Canadian-founded has grown to eight million…
L-SPARK announces four SaaS startups joining fall 2018 cohort
L-SPARK has announced that four new SaaS startups have joined its fall 2018 cohort. The companies were chosen after a SaaS…