BBTV announces $65 million convertible debenture, refinancing deals as it looks to increase M&A activity
BBTV Holdings, the holding company behind Vancouver-based media and tech company BroadbandTV, has entered into convertible…
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eSSENTIAL Accessibility secures $67 million CAD to meet increasing demand for accessible online content
Toronto-based software company eSSENTIAL Accessibility (eA) has secured a nearly $67 million CAD ($55 million USD) investment…
PartnerStack aims to capitalize on channel sales demand with $35 million CAD Series B round
Toronto-based startup PartnerStack has secured approximately $35 million CAD ($29 million USD) in Series B financing as it…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – From piggyback to unicorn
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Toronto-based Q4 files to go public on TSX
Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 has filed a preliminary prospectus as the firm looks to go public…
Five Atlantic Canada startups secure investment at Volta pitch competition
Five early-stage Atlantic Canadian tech startups have been selected to receive $25,000 each, as part of Volta’s latest pitch…
Novisto raises $9.6 million CAD Series A round to innovate ESG for enterprises
Montréal-based environmental, social, and governance (ESG) software startup Novisto has closed a $9.6 million CAD ($8 million…
7shifts secures $21.5 million Series B round to scale restaurant staff management platform
Saskatoon-based retail software startup 7shifts has raised $21.5 million USD ($25.9 million CAD) in Series B financing as the…
Today in funding: Kaloom, Bast Fibre Technologies, Arcturus, ChopValue, StoryTap, OpenUnit
Six Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and…
After pivoting to podcasts, LumiQ raises $1.1 million
When Luminari launched its podcasting product in 2019, the startup considered it to be a valuable layer to its existing career…
Right-wing favoured video platform Rumble secures investment from JD Vance, Peter Thiel
Toronto-based video-sharing platform Rumble has raised new funding in a round led by JD Vance’s Narya Capital and Peter Thiel,…
Vancouver-based Dooly raises $80 million USD Series B round
Vancouver-based software startup Dooly, which offers a connected workplace solution for sales professionals, has closed an…
GTX re-brands to Vosker following 4X revenue increase for remote monitoring tech
Remote monitoring company GTX has been quietly growing in Victoriaville, Quebec, developing a number of successful subsidiary…
Mogo, Unbounce making acquisitions amid planned expansions
Two Canadian tech companies, Mogo and Unbounce, are acquiring other firms as they look to expand their offerings. Mogo, a Vancouver-based…
How Ada piggybacked Zoom and Shopify’s growth during the pandemic to become a Canadian unicorn
Powering the likes of Zoom, Facebook, and Square, customer support software startup Ada has seen a record year of growth amid…