Microsoft acquires BC-based Two Hat to moderate Xbox content
Microsoft has acquired Kelowna-based startup Two Hat to bolster its online safety moderation efforts. The startup’s software…
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D2L cuts size, pricing of TSX IPO
Kitchener-Waterloo-based e-learning software company D2L has reduced the size and pricing of its planned initial public offering…
Hootsuite plans to IPO before Christmas, raise $200 million on TSX
Hootsuite is finalizing its preparations to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange before the end of the year, BetaKit has…
Q4 Inc. CEO downplays IPO concerns after going public, sets sights on M&A to fuel growth
Despite downsizing its offering and experiencing an underwhelming Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) debut, Q4 Inc. is not deterred,…
GrubMarket expands to Canada by acquiring e-commerce startup Funtech
San Francisco-based foodtech startup GrubMarket enters the Canadian e-commerce market through its completed acquisition of…
Fellow.app’s meeting productivity software attracts $24 million
Meeting productivity software startup Fellow.app has secured $24 million USD in Series A funding as the COVID-19 pandemic has…
CalendarHero parlays successful pivot into potent acquisition by Vendasta
Every startup is a complicated journey, and CalendarHero’s was seven years, including a name change and a pivot, but it’s…
Bridgit secures $24 million in funding; announces new C-suite hires
Bridgit, a Toronto-based SaaS startup, has raised $24 million CAD in its Series B financing round co-led by Camber Creek and…
Clio expands into VC, FinTech with payments product, investment fund
Legaltech startup Clio has announced the launch of Clio Payments and a new fund, as the Burnaby-based unicorn joins a growing…
Felicia Bochicchio named CEO of Unbounce; Rick Perreault becomes board chair
Unbounce, the conversion intelligence startup, is undergoing a big change at the executive level as Felicia Bochicchio becomes…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A Facebook by any other name
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
aDolus raises $3 million CAD to bolster supply chain security solution amid growing demand
SaaS startup aDolus Technology raised $3 million CAD ($2.5 million USD) in what the company classified as an oversubscribed…
Q4 Inc. makes TSX debut, joining growing wave of Canadian tech IPOs
Investor relations software firm Q4 Inc. has begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Q4 is listed on the TSX under…
Q4 Inc. reduces TSX IPO target following weaker than expected investor demand
Investor relations software provider Q4 Inc. has cut the size and pricing of its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the…
7shifts moves HQ to Nutrien Tower for its post-COVID workforce
Saskatoon-based retail software startup 7shifts has entered into an agreement to lease a 22,500 square foot space in the Nutrien…