Vision Critical acquires Pressly to expand content-curation abilities
Vancouver-based Vision Critical has acquired Toronto-based Pressly, which allows organizations to collaborate and distribute…
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Peerio hopes its platform will make team communication private and productive
As more companies rely on messaging apps to collaborate, companies across industries are thinking about how to ensure that…
Hack To Start Ep.164: Giuseppe Stuto, CEO of Fam
Giuseppe Stuto is the co-founder and CEO of Fam, a group video chat app for iMessage that quickly grew to over one million…
Flashfood wants to help grocery stores make money while helping the planet
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, Toronto-based Flashfood pitched its platform that aims to help grocery stores make…
Today in AI: Integrate.ai closes $5.6M, Element AI partners with Automat
This week, two Canadian AI startups have made announcements on partnerships, funding, and more. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
LookBookHQ raises $13 million Series B led by New Jersey-based Edison Partners
Toronto-based LookBookHQ has raised a $13 million CAD Series B led by New Jersey-based Edison Partners, with participation…
Quebec gov’t will begin collecting taxes from Airbnb in October
The Quebec government has reached an agreement with home-sharing company Airbnb to begin collecting ‘lodging taxes’ from…
Hack To Start Ep.163: Drew Strojny, founder of Memberful
Drew Strojny is a retired NFL player turned tech entrepreneur. He is the founder of Memberful, super easy to use membership…
Crowdbabble pitches automated analytics platform for marketers on #TheDisruptors
Toronto-based Crowdbabble, a pitch on the latest season of The Disruptors, wants to give marketers a way to gain more subscribers…
Ideal raises $3 million to invest in virtual assistant for recruiters
Ideal, a virtual assistant targeted to recruiters, announced that it has raised a $3 million seed round. The round was led…
Spiffy wants to help alcohol brands reach restaurants with cocktail-focused employee training platform
Toronto-based Spiffy wants to teach restaurant servers and bartenders how to make the best cocktails through a digital app.…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Cloud sprawl
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Altium acquires Toronto-based product design platform Upverter
Toronto-based Upverter has been acquired by Australia-based Altium, which provides design software to engineers working with…
TimePlay raises $8 million Series A funding to expand movie theatre entertainment tech
Toronto-based TimePlay, which builds interactive experiences for cinemas and arenas, has raised its first tranche of Series…
Uber is testing self-driving cars in Toronto
Uber has deployed two autonomous cars to the streets of Toronto for testing, although only with human drivers behind the wheel.…