Hopper now valued at $5 billion after $35 million secondary deal
Hopper recently expanded into Airbnb-style home rentals.
SaaS
Data monetization platform TickSmith raises $20 million CAD Series A
TickSmith claims to simplify the online data shopping, distribution experience.
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Plus: Clio alum launches legaltech startup Lawbrokr to match consumers with lawyers.
RenoRun closes $181 million CAD Series B to fuel Canada, US expansion
RenoRun is building a vertically-integrated “one-stop shop” for construction materials.
Vosker receives $60 million CAD investment from GardaWorld founder
The remote monitoring startup is on the hunt for acquisitions.
MintList secures $2.76 million to fuel growth of online auto sales platform
The BC startup wants to capture a slice of the hot used car market.
Ziva Dynamics acquired by Silicon Valley’s Unity Technologies
Ziva Dynamics tech was used to create characters in Game of Thrones, Godzilla vs. Kong.
Daylight Automation acquires SaaS startup Proof Data Technology
Proof’s co-founders to take on leadership roles at Daylight.
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Plus: Microsoft inks deal to acquire Activision Blizzard.
OMERS Ventures reinvests in Deliverect as part of $150 million USD Series D round
The Belgian firm with Canadian roots now has a $1.4 billion valuation.
A win for HomeTeam Live: streaming sports company lands $450,000 pre-seed funding
HomeTeamLive’s AI-powered cameras live stream amateur sports events to subscribers.
Clio alum launches legaltech startup Lawbrokr to match consumers with lawyers
Pre-seed funding in hand, Lawbrokr has launched in Toronto.
Pluribus Technologies starts trading on TSX Venture Exchange after reverse takeover
The software acquisition company has scooped up nine firms since 2019.
Funnelytics snags $1.85 million to launch version 2.0 of its analytics platform
Funnelytics’ platform anonymizes consumer information as online privacy becomes paramount.
NowVertical, Emerge Commerce file base shelf prospectuses to fund acquisition plans
NowVertical most recently entered a deal to acquire CoreBI.