Shopify’s Satish Kanwar: early-stage entrepreneurs must learn “ruthless prioritization”
Now in its second year, Elevate returns to Toronto September 21, promising to connect the Canadian startup ecosystem and deliver…
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Microsoft announces significant investments in Canadian presence
Microsoft Canada announced plans to create a new headquarters in downtown Toronto, and investments totalling $570 million into…
Weever Apps raises $900,000 to help manufacturers digitize paperwork
Hamilton-based Weever Apps has closed a $900,000 equity investment from Green Sky Capital, an exempt market dealer than invests…
Vidyard to power HubSpot’s new video service
Kitchener-based Vidyard is powering HubSpot’s new video solution. Announced at the INBOUND marketing conference in Boston.…
Hubba adds former Amazon lead as CTO
Hubba has hired a former Amazon and Thomson Reuters lead as its first chief technology officer. In the past, Desh Singh has…
Kira Systems receives $65 million CAD investment from New York’s Insight Venture Partners
Toronto-based Kira Systems has received a $65 million CAD ($50 million USD) minority investment from New York City-based Insight…
Mojio partners with MetroPCS to power its connected car solution
MetroPCS has chosen Vancouver-based Mojio to power the prepaid wireless company’s connected car solution, called MetroSMART…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Alibaba gains cloud momentum
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Today in hires: Sampler and TribalScale both add new sales VPs
Today, two Toronto tech companies announced major leadership additions to their team. Here’s the latest update on who’s…
Goose raises $2.25 million seed round for travel medical insurance app
Vancouver-based Goose, which has developed a travel medical insurance app, has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by Impression…
Plurilock surpasses $1 million in revenue for biometric authentication software
Victoria-based Plurilock Security Solutions (Plurilock), which provides behavioural-biometric cybersecurity tools, announced…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Shopify bans guns
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Sonder closes new round, reveals it’s raised $135 million to date
Montreal-based Sonder has revealed that it’s raised $135 million to date, according to a report from Forbes. Sonder’s…
Wattpad releases diversity and inclusion survey results, encourages Canadian tech to do same
Wattpad has released the results of its 2018 Diversity and Inclusion survey, which aims to break down the identities of those…
Today in SaaS: Lexop partners with Centris, BroadbandTV collaborates with PBS
Over the past several weeks, two Canadian SaaS startups have made announcements on the growth of their companies, launching…