S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Rubrik aims for IPO, SentinelOne is not for sale
byPlus: Replicon is acquired by US-based Deltek.
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CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge
byMerger will combine CiteRight’s litigation-drafting platform with Jurisage’s AI tech.
Former Global Founders Capital partner launches Northside Ventures to back pre-seed Canadian entrepreneurs across North America
byNorthside has secured $6.25 million USD from Inovia, Intact, Bain, Golden Ventures, and Garage Capital, among others.
Employee time-tracking startup Replicon acquired by US-based Deltek
byDeltek called this deal one of the largest in the company’s history.
FlipGive raises $5 million to expand fundraising platform for youth sports teams
byFlipGive launched its embedded cash-back rewards shopping platform in August.
Flojoy raises $1.7 million to apply AI to instrumentation testing for heavy industries
byFormer Plotly CEO moving on to build new Python-based software.
SearchEye raises $1 million to scale platform that connects brands with content creators
byFunding will help SearchEye expand capabilities, like support for audio, video, social media.
Andorix receives $54.3 million CAD in debt, equity for in-building digital infrastructure
byToronto-based startup aims to help systems like HVAC, Wi-Fi, lighting, and elevators work together on one network.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry has an interested buyer
byPlus: Google faces executive turnover as the company searches for a new identity.
Gambit Partners aims to take some of the risk out of early-stage investing by leaning on its LPs
byLed by Relay Ventures and VTS VPs, $2-million VC fund looks to leverage its LP battalion of Canadian tech operators.
Identity-verification company Trulioo unveils new capabilities to accelerate person-matching
byTrulioo uses AI and machine learning to accelerate customer verification.
OpenText acquires solutions partner KineMatik
byKineMatik offers automation tools for business processes via OpenText marketplace.
Blanka raises $2.7 million CAD to simplify launching beauty brands
byBlanka claims it can launch a new beauty brand in under an hour for less than $200.
Aptum promotes CloudOps founder to CEO following January acquisition
byThe company is revamping leadership as it looks to capitalize on AI-driven demand for multi-cloud solutions.
Redbrick expands portfolio with acquisition of video-editing software Animoto
byRedbrick CEO said the company has reached $100 million in annualized revenue, 200 employees.