Lightspeed sees 36% revenue growth in first quarterly report since IPO
Lightspeed has released its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year, ending March 31. The company,…
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Home renovation platform Smart Reno acquired by RBC Ventures
Montreal-based Smart Reno, a home renovation platform that connects consumers to renovation contractors, has been acquired…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Sealed with a Smooch
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Uber Eats goes up against Ritual, brings new pickup feature to Toronto
Starting today, Uber Eats, Uber’s on-demand food delivery service, will begin piloting its new “Pickup” service…
Following funding, Bridgit launches second construction planning product
Kitchener-based Bridgit, offering a project management platform for construction businesses, has announced its second product,…
ApplyBoard raises $55 million CAD Series B for international student recruitment platform
ApplyBoard, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based AI-enabled recruitment platform helping international students apply to post-secondary…
Shopify acquires Handshake, marking its third acquisition in six months
Shopify has acquired New York-based B2B ecommerce wholesale platform Handshake, to be integrated into the Canadian ecommerce…
Education platform Coursera to open engineering office in Toronto
Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based education platform, has announced a new engineering office in Toronto. The office will be…
Bridgit receives $750,000 investment from FedDev Ontario
Kitchener-based Bridgit, offering a project management platform for construction businesses, has received a $750,000 investment…
Montreal-based Smooch acquired by Zendesk
Montreal-based Smooch, allowing companies to manage customer conversations across multiple social messaging and communication…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How to understand and reduce SaaS churn
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Toronto-based Proptech Lane raises $2.5 million Seed round led by Alate Partners
Lane, a Toronto-based Proptech company offering a communication platform for landlords and tenants, has raised $2.5 million…
Slack to go public June 20 via direct listing, releases preliminary estimates for Q1
Slack has announced that it plans to go public on June 20, and has also disclosed its estimated preliminary financial results…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Changing the founder/investor dynamic
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Halifax-based Tranquility Online launches mental health platform
Tranquility Online, based out of Halifax, is launching its first online mental health platform for Canadians. The company’s…