HYAS receives $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank
Infosec and cybersecurity company HYAS has announced that it has entered into a debt financing agreement with Silicon Valley…
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La Caisse invests $200 million in Montreal’s Plusgrade
Caisse de dĂ©pĂŽt et placement du QuĂ©bec (la Caisse) is taking an equity interest totalling $200 million in Plusgrade, a provider…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How fast is enough for SaaS startups?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Patriot One acquiring threat recognition software EhEye
Toronto-based Patriot One Technologies is set to acquire New Brunswick-based EhEye, a video threat recognition software company.…
Brizi CEO Anna Hu shares smart fundraising strategies at #TechTO
Getting lead investors to commit to a funding round can be incredibly tricky for any startup big or small – most of the…
Betterez appoints Porter Airlines CCO Michael Deluce to board of directors
Toronto-based Betterez, a company that builds cloud-based ticketing and reservations systems in the ground travel industry,…
IBM partners with IVADO, plans to hire 100 people in Montreal
IBM is partnering with Montreal’s Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) as it expands its operations in the city. IBM…
Storyflow rebrands to Voiceflow, pivots to Alexa Skills builder for business
Toronto-based Storyflow, which launched as a platform to build interactive voice entertainment on smart speakers, has changed…
School accounting platform KEV Group acquires TRA to accelerate US expansion
North York-based education tech company KEV Group has acquired North Carolina-based Technology Resource Associates (TRA). KEVâs…
Banks are hiring ethical hackers to test cybersecurity systems
TD Canada Trust, along with other Canadian banks, is hiring on ethical hackers to test its computer networks and evaluate security…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How AI impacts enterprise software
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
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…
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…