S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Shopify hits 500K merchants
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Today in company updates: thisopenspace brings Shopify POS to pop-ups, SourceKnowledge opens Toronto & LA offices
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Ottawa’s tech ecosystem primed to grow as companies seek to attract tech talent
Ottawa’s tech ecosystem is primed to grow, as innovative, high-tech startups are ramping up efforts to attract talent to…
Shopify Q2 2017 results show 75% revenue increase as it celebrates 500,000 merchant milestone
Shopify has released the results for its second quarter of 2017, which ended on June 30, 2017. The company also announced that…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Enterprise-grade
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
RentMoola raises $5 million to accelerate growth in North America
RentMoola has raised a $5 million funding round led by Calgary-based TriView Capital. The company said the funding will further…
Slack reportedly raising $250 million with $5 billion valuation
Slack is reportedly raising $250 million USD, according to a report from Bloomberg. The funding round would put Slack at a…
Cyclica raises additional $2.25 million for platform that predicts drug effectiveness
Toronto-based Cyclica, which has developed a predictive analytics platform that can model and predict the effectiveness, side…
OpenText set to acquire forensic security firm Guidance Software for $300 million
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it is set to acquire Pasadena,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s your SaaS spend?
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Today in key hires: Sortable begins growth of Toronto team, Vision Critical announces new CRO
Two Canadian startups announced major additions to their teams; BetaKit pulled together this roundup to give you the latest…
Street Contxt expands its sell side platform to buy side investors
Toronto-based Street Contxt announced that it has launched its buy side platform. Street Contxt said the new buy side platform…
Hack To Start Ep.157: Adii Pienaar, founder of Conversio
Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard. Pienaar is based in Cape Town, South Africa and…
Flybits raises $6.5 million Series B with Information Venture Partners, Portag3
Toronto-based Flybits has raised a $6.5 million Series B led by Information Venture Partners. New investor Portag3 Ventures…
FreshBooks raises $57 million to invest in North American expansion
FreshBooks has raised a $57 million CAD funding round led by existing investor Georgian Partners, with participation from Accomplice…