Duda acquires Quebec-based e-commerce startup Snipcart
Web-building startup Duda has acquired e-commerce tech company Snipcart as the former company’s first deal. Snipcart is headquartered…
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PwC Canada acquires Ottawa-based cybersecurity consulting firm Avaleris
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) announced the acquisition of IT firm Avaleris Inc. on Thursday amid growing need for cybersecurity…
Halifax’s Proposify receives $5 million to help growth of proposal creation solution
Halifax-based Proposify received a round of Series A funding worth $5 million CAD from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)…
Toronto-based Private AI’s language redaction tool attracts $3.15 million in seed funding
M12 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, and astronaut Chris Hadfield are among the diverse investors in Private…
MedStack secures $3.93 million CAD to capitalize on increased demand for healthtech
Healthcare security, privacy, and compliance startup MedStack has raised $3.93 million CAD ($3.1 million USD) to bolster its…
Millions.co raises $12.6 million CAD for social commerce platform for athletes
Millions.co lived up to its name on September 14 when the Toronto-based company announced it raised $12.6 million CAD ($10…
CruxOCM secures $7.6 million CAD to bolster automation software for energy sector operations
Calgary-based startup CruxOCM, which provides software that automates the operations of heavy industrial control rooms in the…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Lam in the lead at Wattpad
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Opendoor acquires team from Toronto-based Skylight amid hiring expansion in Canada
Real-estate tech company Opendoor has acquired Toronto-based startup Skylight, a digital home-remodeling company, and Pro.com,…
Magnet Forensics acquires evidence software company DME Forensics in $9 million deal
Digital investigation software startup Magnet Forensics has acquired United States-based video and multimedia evidence solution…
Hiring roundup: Benevity, Unbounce, Afterpay, PocketHealth, Wrapbook
Five tech companies with a Canadian presence have recently brought on new team members. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining…
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…
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)…