Lyft confirms Toronto expansion by end of year
Lyft has officially announced its expansion into Toronto by the end of the year, according to the CBC. The expansion — the…
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Solink raises $5 million for surveillance video auditing software
Solink, an Ottawa-based company that develops loss prevention solutions, has announced that it has received $5 million in financing…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The Amazon lobby
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Toronto-based Evercondo acquired by FRONTSTEPS
Toronto’s Evercondo has been acquired by Denver, Colorado-based FRONTSTEPS. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed,…
Coconut Software closes $4.2 million Series A
Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…
Canadian-founded LogDNA closes $9 million CAD Series A
LogDNA, an intelligent logging system targeting DevOps teams, has closed $8.9 million ($7 million CAD) in Series A funding…
Integrate.ai adds Amazon alum as VP of Engineering, Netflix alum to advisory board
Integrate.ai is starting to add more senior talent following its recent $5.6 million CAD funding round. The Toronto-based company,…
Hack To Start EP.171: Livefyre founder Jordan Kretchmer
Jordan Kretchmer is the Founder & CEO of Livefyre, which was acquired by Adobe in 2016, where he is now a Senior Director…
SkyWatch and Ada Support each take home $50,000 at Communitech Rev Demo Day
Communitech Rev Demo Day split $100,000 in winnings between SkyWatch and Ada Support last week. Following the CIX Summit,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Compensating SaaS sales
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
L-SPARK fall cohort features seven SaaS startups
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-SPARK has announced a new cohort of startups. After a three-week long bootcamp, seven startups…
Dozr’s Dave Chalmers shares tips for startups seeking senior talent
Kitchener-based Dozr, which allows contractors in the construction and agriculture industries to share and rent out heavy equipment,…
Shopify adding 300 to 500 new jobs at Waterloo office
Shopify is continuing to grow its Waterloo presence, with plans to grow with 300 to 500 new jobs. “We initially chose to…
Wattpad launches subscription, reportedly looking to raise $50 million with Tencent
Wattpad is looking to raise $50 million CAD from Tencent, according to a report from The Globe and Mail. Tencent will reportedly…
Today in company updates: Bridgit announces new CRO, Element AI brings on key hires
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…