Shopify makes strategic investment in Israeli ecommerce marketing startup Yotpo with new partnership
Two unicorns, Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify and Israeli ecommerce marketing startup Yotpo, have signed a multi-year platform…
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Yr Plans partners with Sun Life on student debt repayment pilot
Canadian insurance firm Sun Life Financial has partnered with Calgary-based startup Yr Plans to give select Sun Life clients…
Jeanne Lam named first president of Wattpad
Wattpad executive Jeanne Lam has taken on the role of president, the first in the company’s history as it reports “a period…
Clio acquires San Francisco’s Lawyaw as it ramps up merger and acquisition efforts
Clio has made its third acquisition to date as the legaltech startup increases focus on a merger and acquisition (M&A)…
Creative Layer secures backing from Shopify CEO, Celtic House for personalized printing platform for Shopify creators
After selling Canvaspop in July, Ottawa’s Nazim Ahmed has already launched his next startup, Creative Layer, raising $3 million…
Traction on Demand acquires New Zealand’s Trineo to create 24-hour work cycle
Vancouver-based Traction on Demand (ToD) has come a long way since it was first launched in 2006 out of an apartment in Port…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Benevity beefs up staff
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Audette secures $1 million to help commercial real estate sector build and implement carbon reduction plans
After testing out its platform in British Columbia and gaining acceptance to the first cohort of Google Canada’s Cloud accelerator…
Former Shopify VP Janeen Speer joins Benevity as company preps for hiring spree
Janeen Speer, the former vice president of talent for Shopify, is joining Calgary-based Benevity Inc. as chief people officer.…
D3 Security secures $18.9 million CAD in growth equity, debt financing
Vancouver’s Vistara Growth (formerly Vistara Capital Partners) is taking a $10 million USD ($12.6 million CAD) growth equity…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Get #paid
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Cybersecurity startup Cmd to be acquired by enterprise search firm Elastic
Five years after its founding, Vancouver cybersecurity startup Cmd has agreed to be acquired by Elastic, a California-based…
Funding roundup: Zilia, Lytica, GrowthGenius, Plentywaka, LifeBooster
Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here are the details on who raised money,…
Acquisition roundup: Semios, Lone Wolf, Pluribus, Graph Blockchain, Frenter, NestReady
Six Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired. Here are the latest details on Canada’s…
#paid secures $18.9 million CAD Series B round to capitalize on the exploding creator economy
Toronto-based creator marketing platform #paid has raised an $18.9 million CAD ($15 million USD) Series B round as the startup…