How Harley Finkelstein went from lawyer to COO of Shopify
Last week, the University of Ottawa law faculty’s All Sorts of Torts club and the Telfer School of Management’s Entrepreneur’s…
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Construction software company Bridgit raises $6.2 million CAD Series A
Kitchener-based Bridgit, which offers a project management platform for construction businesses, has raised $6.2 million CAD…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The market is open
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Irish taxi software company secures Téo Taxi’s former R&D team, opens Montreal office
iCabbi, an Irish automated taxi booking company, has acquired the research and development team of the now-defunct all-electric…
DocuSign expanding Canadian presence, announces headquarters in Toronto
DocuSign, a San Francisco-based company that provides e-signature technology, has announced the opening of its first Canadian…
Wattpad partners with India’s largest media company to expand presence in the region
Toronto-based Wattpad, an online community for readers and writers, has announced a partnership and strategic investment with…
Halifax online hairdressing platform, Cribcut, secures $1 million pre-seed funding
Halifax-based Cribcut, an online platform that connects mobile hair stylists to clients, announced it has raised $1.06 million…
Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate
Two companies have recently made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canadian companies making acquisitions.…
Vancouver-based BasicGov receives $2 million investment
Vancouver-based BasicGov announced it will be receiving a $2 million investment over three years from TIMIA Capital. “The…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The vital signs of SaaS
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Cannabis software company Blockstrain to acquire Spark Digital Technologies
Blockstrain, a Vancouver-based company that has developed a blockchain platform for businesses in the cannabis industry, has…
Miovision partnerships expand its smart city vision to Maritimes and US
In a recent partnership, Miovision, a company developing Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), has announced Vaughan-based traffic…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The final frontier for SaaS
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Influitive lays off 10 percent of staff as company looks upmarket for growth
Influitive has laid off 10 percent of its workforce in a shift to move its customer advocacy community platform upmarket. BetaKit…
TeamSnap, FlipGive announce partnership for youth sports funding platform
TeamSnap, developers of a sports team management platform, and Toronto-based FlipGive, creators of a fundraise-by-shopping…