BetaKit partners with Jobbio to fill Canada’s tech talent gap
BetaKit announced a new partnership with careers marketplace and inbound hiring platform Jobbio today. The partnership puts…
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Lift & Co reveals plans to launch cannabis rewards platform
Toronto-based marijuana information portal Lift & Co has revealed plans to launch a new cannabis rewards platform, marking…
Slack acquires email client Astro
Canadian communications rocket ship Slack announced yesterday that it has acquired email startup Astro (terms of the deal were…
Shopify launches Dev Degree program with York University
York University has partnered with Shopify to launch a hands-on computer science program called the Dev Degree in the Greater…
Ritual’s Ray Reddy on how to scale when everything breaks
Now in its second year, Elevate returns to Toronto September 21, promising to connect the Canadian startup ecosystem and deliver…
L-SPARK launches accelerator with BlackBerry QNX
SaaS accelerator L-SPARK is launching a new accelerator with BlackBerry that will give companies access to QNX technology.…
mobilityView joins Telus enterprise program on heels of new funding
Toronto-based mobilityView‘s mobile cost management platform is now available to Canadian enterprises through the Telus…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft, Uber rev up Canadian operations
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Keela raises $1.53 million to build non-profit tech
Vancouver-based Keela has raised a $1.53 million seed round led by Pallasite Ventures. Targeted to non-profits, Keela’s…
Lift & Co. now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto-based cannabis community platform Lift & Co. has officially started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Launched…
Brizi raises $2.5 million to bring jumbotrons to smartphones
Brizi Cam has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by 2EP, one of the early investors in Harmonix, which…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – When bootstrapping pays off
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Q4 raises $49 million CAD Series C led by Napier Park
Toronto-based Q4 Inc. has raised a fresh $38 million USD ($49.3 million CAD) Series C round. The round was led by New York-based…
Uber to invest more than $200 million CAD in expanding Toronto presence
At an event held at the MaRS Discovery District today, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced a significant commitment from the…
Waterloo-based Bonfire acquired for $140 million CAD in ‘Govtech’ merger
Waterloo-based public sector sourcing and procurement tech startup Bonfire announced today that it has signed an agreement…