Today in BC funding ($77M): Visier, UrtheCast
This week, two Vancouver startups made significant funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 200,000 signatures is a lot
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
COO Harley Finkelstein explains Shopify’s product plans that could help it better compete with Amazon
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein to discuss the company’s…
Today in company updates: Intellijoint Surgical, Dozr, Flexiti Financial, Exact Imaging
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, getting industry approvals, and more.…
Akira wants to let doctors make house calls through your smartphone
Akira, the latest pitch on The Disruptors, says it wants to ease the burden on healthcare systems with their app. Akira is…
Collage says all-in-one platform makes HR and benefits easy for any business
Collage says every employee in Canada should have benefits, and their platform is working to make that to happen. On The Disruptors,…
Shopify receives petition with 200,000 signatures to drop Breitbart
Despite an open letter penned by CEO Tobi Lütke in early February defending Shopify’s decision to power Breitbart’s…
LinkedIn CMO Shannon Stubo joins Vidyard board of directors
Kitchener-based Vidyard has added Linkedin CMO and SVP of corporate communications Shannon Stubo to its board of directors.…
Stripe launches service allowing Canadian businesses to process payments in 130 currencies
It’s only been six months since the rollout of Stripe Instant Payouts this past September, but Canadian businesses using…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Owls, unicorns, and narwhals (maybe)
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
Montreal-based Dialogue raises $4 million, announces Ontario expansion
Dialogue, which allows employers to offer employees access to healthcare through mobile, announced a $4 million seed round.…
Pilly says its mobile pharmacy platform helps patients feel “in control” of their health
For people who take medicine on a regular basis, that means a lot of time spent waiting around at pharmacies for refills and…
MoveSnap wants all-in-one moving platform to become standard service offered by real estate agents
MoveSnap, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors, is aiming to help people manage the moving process in one single platform.…
Slack fixes bug that granted hackers access to accounts and messages
A security flaw that recently surfaced within the popular enterprise chat platform Slack has been resolved. The vulnerability,…
Today in company updates: LANDR, WealthBar, Dream Payments
Startups in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver have been making positive moves this past week. Here is the latest in product…