Magnet Forensics acquires digital-media startup Griffeye to help investigate child abuse online
Griffeye claims its platform is used by over 1,000 police agencies globally.
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Horizn acquired by US conversational AI firm Inbenta
Deal will add Horizn’s interactive product demos to Inbenta’s platform.
Canadian startups NLPatent, BorderlessHR, Monark accepted into Google’s Women Founders accelerator
Three startups represent Canada in a cohort of 11 North American companies.
Innerspace reveals $10-million Series A round to scale workspace utilization tech
Innerspace uses offices’ existing Wi-F infrastructures to gather occupancy data.
Legaltech scaleup Athennian navigates growing pains with layoffs, leadership changes
Athennian CEO says changes part of company “preparing for its next level of scale.”
Cybersecurity startup Field Effect on the hunt for acquisitions following $30-million CAD debt facility from Scotiabank
The average cost of data breaches in Canada rose to $5.64 million in 2022.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Only one Canadian company made Bessemer’s Cloud 100 list
Plus: Canadian SaaS companies have acquisition fever.
Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck
Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there.
1Password only Canadian company to crack Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures’ 2023 Cloud 100 list
OpenAI takes number one spot in list of top 100 private cloud firms.
EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World
The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian & Cloudflare score big, Zoom sends employees back into the office
Plus: Uber finally makes a profit.
Niricson closes $10-million Series A to monitor critical infrastructure using tech
Victoria startup’s solution has been tested at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and Saskatchewan’s Gardiner Dam.
AppDirect acquires ADCom’s network operations centre, monitoring platform to launch managed services suite
Canadian-founded, San Francisco-based AppDirect has a strong presence in Canada.
Canadian startup struggles continue as Silofit closes up shop, Top Hat and Fable cut staff
Trio joins growing list of Canadian tech firms that have restructured or ceased operating during the downturn.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText’s acquisition of Micro Focus spurs IP and patent questions
Plus: Solink secures $60 million to scale cloud-based video surveillance service.