Today in funding: Tonit, Eaigle
Two Canadian startups have announced funding and milestones to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
SaaS
Saskatoon-based 7shifts raises additional $7.9 million CAD in Series A
Saskatoon-based restaurant labour management platform 7shifts has raised an additional $7.9 million CAD ($6 million USD) in…
Car maintenance startup Fiix acquired by US-based Wrench
Toronto-based Fiix, which provided on-demand car maintenance services through its app, has been acquired by US-based Wrench,…
MESH/diversity raises $950,000 to help companies build D&I strategies
MESH/diversity has raised a $950,000 seed round for its software helping organizations build a more diverse and inclusive (D&I)…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s new deal
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Communitech launches service to help startups with international hiring
Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech is launching a new service to help Canadian companies hire international sales employees…
PointClickCare opens developer hub in downtown Toronto
Mississauga, Ont.-based PointClickCare is opening its own developer hub in downtown Toronto, at the southwest corner of King…
St. John’s-based Verafin closes massive $515 million in financing
Verafin, a financial crime management company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, has closed a record-setting…
Wattpad inks first major deal in Latin America
Toronto-based Wattpad has announced an exclusive deal with Wise Entertainment to develop Portuguese-language Wattpad stories…
Hopper acquires dynamic restaurant pricing app Gravy
Montreal-based travel app Hopper has acquired Gravy, a company that used data to provide dynamic pricing for restaurant customers.…
Online platform for neighbourhoods Nextdoor launches in Canada
San Francisco-headquartered Nextdoor is officially launching its social platform, designed to help neighbourhoods connect and…
Vidyard shakes up pricing model with new “reverse freemium”
Vidyard, the Kitchener-Waterloo software startup that has created a video platform for businesses, is looking to shake up…
Learning platform Peekapak, Nelson partner to deliver educational resources to schools
Toronto-based Peekapak, which has developed a platform to promote social and emotional learning for children, is partnering…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s sustainability gauge
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
One year after Elevate hackathon win, StableHacks launches first product
A year after Toronto-based StableHacks was named the winner of last year’s Elevate hackathon, the company has launched…