S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce wants Traction on Demand
Plus: Hopper continues acquisition spree with Parisian airline travel tech Smooss.
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Salesforce to acquire Traction on Demand
Traction on Demand revealed little about the acquisition plans.
Thinkific’s revenue, losses up in Q4
Thinkific claims increased losses reflect rising expenses, competitive job market
3D CityScapes only Canadian finalist in Japan External Trade Organization contest
3D CityScapes is among the 15 final award winners.
Hopper continues acquisition spree with Parisian airline travel tech Smooss
Hopper looks to bolster its B2B offering as it expands into new verticals.
Avanti Software secures $25 million to fully embrace cloud-only payroll and HR tech
Since its acquisition in 2016, Avanti has gone “all-in on the cloud.”
RouteThis secures $25 million to take the headache out of home internet
Company sadly can’t bypass nation’s telco oligopoly.
eSentire to be valued at $1.1 billion USD following $325 million deal
Only $100 million in primary capital will go to the company.
Busbud closes $14 million CAD, acquires Recorrido to fuel Latin American expansion
Chilean energy firm COPEC’s venture arm led the round.
Operto raises $15.3 million CAD to help hosts manage short-term rentals, hotels
Operto is eyeing international expansion and new verticals like hotels.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s widening end zone
Plus: Checking in with BC’s SaaS Unicorns.
Signal intelligence monitoring firm Pipeline Signals raises $507,000 CAD pre-seed round
Pipeline uses LinkedIn to help sales teams with lead generation.
RideCo drives up expansion with $20 million Series A
The financing marks RideCo’s first investment round since it launched in 2015.
Hubdoc co-founders back eState Planner’s $1 million seed round
Divorcemate creator Mark Harris also participated in the financing.