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…
SaaS
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
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
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…
Innisfil saved $73,500 through Uber public transportation partnership
It’s a problem that’s common across Canada’s small towns: Poor public transportation options. For people without cars,…
Auvik Networks raises $15 million Series B to help small businesses build IT networks
Waterloo-based Auvik Networks, which provides monitoring and management software for network service providers, has raised…
Voices.com acquires talent management platform Voicebank.net
London, ON-based voiceover marketplace Voices.com has just acquired US-based Voicebank.net, a platform for talent and management…
Today in funding ($2M): TickSmith, LinkGreen
This week, two Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom.…
Vancouver-based cognitiveVR, Halifax-based Imposium selected to join Verizon Ventures’ Media Tech Venture Studio
New Jersey’s Verizon Ventures, a VC arm of Verizon, and R/GA have announced the eight startups that are participating…
Loopio’s Jafar Owainati challenges the stereotype that MBAs can “drown your business” at #TechTO
According to Jafar Owainati, co-founder and CEO of Toronto-based Loopio, companies looking to expand their teams need to stop…
Shopify, TouchBistro now integrated into Moneris iPad POS solutions
Moneris, one of Canada’s largest processors of debit and credit payments, has introduced a series of iPad Point-of-Sale (POS)…
Applications for L-Spark’s SaaS accelerator open until August 11
Ottawa-based L-Spark is seeking startups for its fall cohort until August 11. The SaaS-focused accelerator — which says it…