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…
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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…
HiMama rakes in $70 million baby bonus to pursue growing childcare market
HiMama, a childcare centre software solutions provider and Certified B Corp, just got a large baby bonus thanks to a $70 million…
Tribe acqui-hires founders of pe•ple to revamp its online customer community platform
Tribe, the online customer community platform for SaaS businesses, announced the acqui-hire of two of the co-founders of pe•ple,…
Canadian SaaS funding in 2021 rebounds from 2020 low, fuelled by influx of US investors
Fuelled by pandemic-induced digital transformation efforts and rising support from United States (US) investors, Canadian software-as-a-service…
ETS Strategic Capital takes majority stake in admissions assessment startup Kira Talent
ETS Strategic Capital has got talent – Kira Talent, that is: the New Jersey-based capital company has acquired a majority…