Dejero raises $14 million to help media companies become more mobile
Waterloo-based Dejero Labs has received a $14 million investment from Toronto-based Wellington Financial. Dejero targets media…
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Today in company updates: Indochino, Mappedin, TranQool, TribalScale
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Two Toronto startups make it to MergeLane’s third cohort for women-led companies
Two Toronto startups have been accepted into the Boulder, Colorado-based MergeLane accelerator, which supports companies with…
PayPal launches Slack bot enabling peer-to-peer payments
Shortly after the release of Slack’s Enterprise Grid for business, PayPal announced the launch of its first bot for the platform.…
Hootsuite acquires social marketing tool AdEspresso
Vancouver-based Hootsuite has announced the acquisition of AdEspresso, which allows small and medium-sized businesses to split…
Today in funding: The Money Finder, Leankor, Integrate.ai, CSDC Systems
This past week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Today in startup shutdowns: Shelfie, Edusight, Sentinel Alert
This week, several Canadian companies made the tough decision most startups eventually face: to shut down operations. Due to…
Today in company updates: LANDR, Figure 1, and Flexiti Financial
Startups in Toronto and Montreal have been making positive moves in the past week. Here is the latest in product launches,…
Influitive loses CFO and VP of marketing, trims staff to extend runway
Influitive has lost key members of its staff today, BetaKit has learned. Among those departing were Paul Marshall, Influitive’s…
Slack launches Enterprise Grid to support businesses with up to 500,000 people
Everyone’s favourite productivity app isn’t playing in little league anymore. The Vancouver-based company recently announced…
Today in company updates: Influitive, 500px, Kindred Systems, GoFetch, Nymi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
RVezy says it wants to be the Airbnb for RVs on #TheDisruptors
Among the many industries that are being disrupted lately, one of them is the RV industry. RVezy, the latest pitch on The Disruptors,…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
New offices in Toronto and Waterloo help Shopify support growing verticals and Canadian tech
Since filing for IPO just under two years ago, Shopify has shown no signs of slowing down in its mission to dominate ecommerce.…