Slack reportedly raising $500 million USD, attracting takeover interest from Amazon
Slack is reportedly pursuing $500 million USD — and receiving inbound interest from several tech companies, including Amazon.…
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CrowdRiff’s Dan Holowack says destination marketers should invest in data scientists
Technology is being increasingly leveraged to market travel destinations and tourist attractions, according to Dan Holowack,…
Hootsuite plans to open office in Vancouver’s new tech campus
Vancouver-based Hootsuite may be the first tenant to move into a large renovated office building in the city’s Mount…
Four companies join Volta Labs residency program, receive $50,000 in services
A new group of companies has joined Halifax-based Volta Labs’ Residency Program, which provides young startups with coworking…
Today in company partnerships: Mappedin collaborates with Apple, Stocksy partners with Adobe
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Top Hat raises $9 million, launches collaborative platform to disrupt textbook publishing industry
Top Hat has raised $9 million in its Series C follow-on funding from Toronto-based Leaders Fund. The company raised its $29.5…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – AI-enabled SaaS
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
Automat raises $11 million Series A to build up conversational AI platform
Montreal-based Automat has raised an $11 million CAD Series A round. The round was led by the brandtech group You & Mr…
Today in company updates: Jibestream, Kira Talent
This week, two Toronto startups launched new features. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers. Jibestream releases…
Shopify’s social marketing bot now free for all merchants
Shopify has announced that Kit, its platform that manages social marketing through SMS, will now be available to all Shopify…
Pressboard raises $2 million to develop AI assistant for its branded content marketplace
Vancouver-based Pressboard has raised a $2 million to expand its branded content marketplace. The funding round was led by…
RentMoola announces API partnership with Naborly, adds new property management features
Toronto-based Naborly has announced a multi-year API and data partnership with Vancouver-based RentMoola, which is working…
Hack To Start Ep.152: Nathaniel Harley, co-founder and CEO of Mantl
Nathaniel Harley, the co-founder and CEO of Mantl. Harley was previously an analyst with Goldman Sachs before jumping into…
Upbrella Construction wins PwC Canada’s disruptor award
Last week, PwC Canada announced the winners of its Vision to Reality Awards. The Vision to Reality Awards celebrate Canadian…
With $2.1 million in funding, Zoom.ai wants its automated assistant to be the next Salesforce
Toronto-based Zoom.ai has just raised a $2.1 million seed round for its automated assistant. The round included participation…