Crowdbabble pitches automated analytics platform for marketers on #TheDisruptors
Toronto-based Crowdbabble, a pitch on the latest season of The Disruptors, wants to give marketers a way to gain more subscribers…
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Ideal raises $3 million to invest in virtual assistant for recruiters
Ideal, a virtual assistant targeted to recruiters, announced that it has raised a $3 million seed round. The round was led…
Spiffy wants to help alcohol brands reach restaurants with cocktail-focused employee training platform
Toronto-based Spiffy wants to teach restaurant servers and bartenders how to make the best cocktails through a digital app.…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Cloud sprawl
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Altium acquires Toronto-based product design platform Upverter
Toronto-based Upverter has been acquired by Australia-based Altium, which provides design software to engineers working with…
TimePlay raises $8 million Series A funding to expand movie theatre entertainment tech
Toronto-based TimePlay, which builds interactive experiences for cinemas and arenas, has raised its first tranche of Series…
Uber is testing self-driving cars in Toronto
Uber has deployed two autonomous cars to the streets of Toronto for testing, although only with human drivers behind the wheel.…
Hack To Start Ep.162: John Doherty, founder of Credo
John Doherty is the founder of Credo, a platform for connecting great businesses with the best vetted digital marketing consultants…
Tulip Retail raises $50 million Series B from Kleiner Perkins
Toronto-based Tulip Retail has raised a $50 million CAD Series B led by Kleiner Perkins. Existing investors, including Jump…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – SaaS growth vs. profit
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Screaming Power builds app to help City of Toronto monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Screaming Power, a company that makes applications for mobile energy monitoring, reporting and management, has provided the…
Sipbar uses tech to power its on-demand bar service
When brothers Jack, Alex, and Dan Boyman wanted to get attention for their mobile restaurant app, Sip, they decided to host…
Closing a $95 million fund, Round 13’s Bruce Croxon says it’s the perfect time to invest in Canada
Round 13 Capital has officially closed its $95 million fund to invest in Canadian growth-stage companies. In July 2016, BetaKit…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Brazilian innovation
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Today in company updates: Flipp partners with non-profits, Symbility partners with Deeplearni.ng
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new products, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…