S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite IPO plans now a 2022 resolution
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Tempo acquires Toronto’s Roadmunk to unify roadmaps and team management software
Team management and productivity SaaS company Tempo Software has acquired Toronto-based Roadmunk, which provides a platform…
Constellation Software launches $200 million venture fund to find potential acquisitions
Constellation Software Inc. has launched a $200 million CAD venture capital fund, called VMS Ventures, saying it will finance…
Versaterm to bolster next generation 9-1-1 calling tech with acquisition of Québec’s Komutel
Ottawa public safety tech firm Versaterm has acquired Komutel, a Saint-Georges, Québec-based communications solutions startup…
Hootsuite eyes 2022 as “window has closed” for new Canadian tech IPOs
While Hootsuite’s IPO dreams might not be dashed, they are delayed, as a frigid public market response to tech IPOs has…
Previously bootstrapped, appointment booking solution Booxi raises $1.5 million
Montréal-based retail tech startup Booxi has received $1.5 million CAD in financing from Investissement Quebec and Business…
Gotcare, Nectar raise seed funding supported by Telus’ corporate impact fund
Two social and environmental impact-focused Canadian tech companies, Toronto-based Gotcare and Montréal-based Nectar Technologies,…
Unbounce’s Tamara Grominsky shares why companies need to develop a category alongside their product
Unbounce chief strategy officer Tamara Grominsky says developing a category alongside a product increases the odds of companies…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian SaaS has “arrived”
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Trulioo’s Steve Munford says a unicorn valuation is part of the journey, not the destination
Although hitting a billion-dollar valuation is an important milestone for any company, Trulioo CEO Steve Munford says it is…
Bessemer’s Alexandra Sukin shares best-in-class SaaS strategies
Metrics matter when assessing potential investments, but when it comes to assessing potential investments every company is…
How a shift in strategy took once-struggling Looka back to profitability
In the fall of 2019, Toronto-based Looka was facing major difficulties. By that time, the startup, whose core product was an…
L-SPARK’s Leo Lax: Canadian SaaS has “arrived”
The SaaS industry in Canada has “arrived,” according to L-SPARK managing director Leo Lax. In an interview with BetaKit…
Klir raises $20.1 million CAD to help cities, utilities better manage water
Klir, a management platform for water utilities, is awash with new funding after it announced a $16 million USD ($20.1 million…
Judo scores $3.8 million CAD to expand no-code mobile app development solution beyond sports
Toronto-based software startup Judo has raised $3.8 million CAD ($3 million USD) in seed financing to meet demand for its mobile…