Top Hat CEO Joe Rohrlich and CRO Matt Schurk depart EdTech company
Departures come five months after the firm reduced its workforce by 42 employees.
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Workforce micro-learning platform Spiffy acquired by Oliver Solutions
Spiffy survived the COVID restaurant crisis by pivoting to cannabis retail.
CDPQ invests $136 million CAD into AppDirect financing program for tech advisors
Investment builds on initial $100 million AppDirect received from the pension fund in 2021.
Alida appoints Efrem Ainsley CEO as software firm targets “long-term sustainability”
Ross Wainwright departs after four years with the company formerly called Vision Critical.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Constellation Software scoops up Conduent subsidiaries for $260M USD
Plus: After 10 years leading Tulip, Ali Asaria steps down as CEO.
Operto to acquire US-based proptech firm Dack, bolster property management platform
The acquisition will mark Operto’s third since 2021.
L-SPARK’s Patrick White on the state of SaaS
“Services” doesn’t have to be a dirty word.
After 10 years leading Tulip, Ali Asaria steps down as CEO
Tulip COO and president Ian Rawlins to replace Asaria.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry names new CEO, ditches spinout IPO plans
Plus: Vistara Growth Fund V sets target on enterprise software companies.
How John Raeder would use his $600-million growth fund to scale your startup
Founders need to “deconstruct” their operating playbooks to rebuild a stronger system.
Formerly Qui Identity, Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022.
Y Combinator graduate Terminal closes $4.2-million CAD seed round
Terminal aims to be the Plaid for telematics data in commercial trucking.
Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as bank lenders, VCs pull back.
Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot
Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Why did SaaS VC stalwart OpenView shut down?
Plus: ContactMonkey secures $55-million Series A.