Twitter eyes Canada as product launchpad amid developer hiring spree
Throughout 2021, scores of global tech companies have signalled their intentions to grow their presence in Canada. Among these…
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LifeSpeak to acquire ALAViDA, extending solutions to address substance use
LifeSpeak, a Toronto-based employee wellness software company, has entered into an agreement to acquire ALAViDA for $12 million,…
Coveo acquires England’s Qubit to extend European e-commerce reach
The artificial intelligence (AI) powered personalization e-commerce company, Coveo, has acquired London, U.K.-based Qubit for…
EdTech startup Thinkific files offering with potential to raise $300 million
The EdTech startup Thinkific Labs Inc. has filed a preliminary and final short form base shelf prospectus that would offer…
Thomson Reuters launches $100 million corporate venture capital fund
Thomson Reuters has unveiled a new, $100 million USD corporate venture capital fund, through which it intends to back innovative…
Announcing the SAAS NORTH BetaKit Keynote Stage
SAAS NORTH announced a partnership with the publication of record for Canadian tech and startups today as part of a move to…
In its goal to modernize trucking operations, Rose Rocket raises $31 million CAD
Rose Rocket, a Toronto-based SaaS provider of transportation management software (TMS), has raised $31 million CAD ($25 million…
Alida obtains $20 million Series D funding to fuel expansion
Customer experience management company Alida closed a $20 million Series D funding round led by Round13 Growth Fund. The Round13…
ResQ raises $48 million CAD to bolster restaurant repair and maintenance platform
Toronto-based SaaS startup ResQ has raised $48.5 million CAD ($39 million USD) from a Series A funding round. Co-led by Tiger…
D2L files to go public on TSX
Kitchener-Waterloo-based e-learning software company D2L has filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). D2L, which…
LifeSpeak acquires online wellness company Lift for approximately $15 million
LifeSpeak just got a Lift. The mental health and total well-being startup has acquired Lift Digital Inc. Lift is an online…
Trellis to acquire Apixibot to bolster automated marketing tech for Amazon, Shopify merchants
Trellis, an Ottawa-based SaaS startup, has entered into an agreement to acquire Apixibot, a fellow Ottawa company that provides…
Perch raises $1 million to fuel mortgage data platform
Toronto real estate tech startup Perch has raised $1 million CAD in seed funding to scale the development of its property financing…
On mission to make audio and video files searchable, Omnisearch raises $565,000 CAD
Omnisearch, a Vancouver-based startup, raised $565,000 CAD ($450,000 USD) in an August pre-seed funding round led by GoAhead…
Q4 Inc resumes plans to go public on the TSX
Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 Inc. is looking to going public once again. The company filed a second…