Startup Canada Podcast Ep.119: Making your product stand out with April Dunford
April Dunford is the brains behind making a startup’s product sparkle. After noticing the disconnect that often happens…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The slow motion SaaS crash
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 Showpass becomes native ticketing partner with Facebook
Calgary-based Showpass, an event management and ticketing platform, has partnered with Facebook to become its native ticketing…
Voices.com expands platform to include SAG-AFTRA union voice actors
London-based Voices.com, a marketplace for voice actors and audio production services, has expanded its platform to include…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian Lyft-off
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
FindBob raises $1.6 million to help insurance firms find their next generation of talent
Toronto-based FindBob has raised a $1.6 million seed round. The round was led by Grinnell Mutual, with participation from the…
Hack To Start Ep.179: Oscar Falmer, founder of TweetReality
Oscar Falmer is the founder and developer behind the world’s first augmented reality Twitter client, TweetReality. Falmer…
Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein joins CBC board of directors
Shopify chief operating officer Harley Finkelstein has joined the CBC’s board of directors. Finkelstein shared the news…
Financeit receives investment from Goldman Sachs to acquire home improvement software company Centah
Financeit — a POS financing provider for the home improvement, vehicle, and retail industry — has raised an undisclosed…
Vancouver-based ACL announces $50 million strategic investment from Norwest
Vancouver-based ACL has received a $50 million strategic minority investment led by the growth equity team at Silicon Valley-based…
Shopify, PointClickCare among Glassdoor’s top 25 best places to work in Canada
Tech companies were among Glassdoor’s top 25 best places to work in 2018 for Canada. Shopify placed third on the list,…
Payment automation startup Wagepoint raises $2 million to build HR apps
Waterloo-based payment automation Wagepoint has raised $2 million from TIMIA Capital. Wagepoint has signed deals with several…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Amazon plants another stake
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Aaron Zifkin departs Airbnb to become Lyft’s Canadian managing director
Aaron Zifkin is leaving his position as Airbnb’s Regional Director of Americas Operations and joining Lyft as its managing…
Lyft launches in Toronto with SickKids donation partnership
As Lyft launches in Toronto, the ride-sharing company announced a partnership with SickKids. Lyft’s Round Up and Donate…