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…
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Northleaf Capital Partners to launch new technology fund
Northleaf Capital Partners announced it has raised an additional $4 billion USD in commitments over the last year, and an as-of-yet…
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,…
Sagard Holdings secures $200 million in first close of private equity fund
Sagard Private Equity Canada has secured the first close of its inaugural fund, securing total commitments of $200 million…
Clutch gears up for expansion with $100 million CAD Series B round
Clutch, an online car retailing startup, got the green light for expansion with $100 million CAD Series B equity financing.…
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…
Emerge Commerce enters B2B space with purchase of WholesalePet.com for up to $31.2 million CAD
Following its purchase of BattlBox and Carnivore Club in August, Emerge Commerce has swung another sizable acquisition, this…
US-based research firm acquires Methodify, AskingCanadians from Toronto-based Delvinia
New Jersey-based research and data firm Schlesinger Group has acquired two products offered by Delvinia, a research technology…
TSXV-listed CloudMD to acquire TSX-listed MindBeacon in $116 million deal
Vancouver’s CloudMD, a SaaS health technology provider, is acquiring Toronto healthtech company MindBeacon in a deal valued…
Breather, Ritual alumni look to ride retail investing wave with new automated trading platform Composer
Toronto-based FinTech software startup Composer has revealed $6.73 million CAD ($5.35 million USD) in previously unannounced…
Market Watch: E Automotive, Copperleaf post robust results in third quarter following IPOs
Two companies that recently entered the public markets announced robust third quarter 2021 results in the second week of November.…
Bootstrapped Ataccama hungry to win global data management market
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has become life and death for businesses across virtually…