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Omnisearch founders Matej Ferencevic and Marin Smiljanic
Funding

On mission to make audio and video files searchable, Omnisearch raises $565,000 CAD

Oct 8, 2021

Omnisearch, a Vancouver-based startup, raised $565,000 CAD ($450,000 USD) in an August pre-seed funding round led by GoAhead…

Funding

Big Whale Labs raises $655,000 to accelerate NFT product development

Oct 7, 2021

Big Whale Labs, a Vancouver-based web 3 social startup, raised $655,000 USD in September from a pre-seed funding round led…

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Funding

R-LABS and Teranet launch real estate innovation company RIOS with $4 million investment

Oct 7, 2021

Toronto real estate tech startup R-LABS and Ontario-based Teranet partnered up to launch RIOS, a real estate innovation company,…

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Funding

Thentia receives $15 million credit from Espresso Capital to fuel GovTech innovation

Oct 6, 2021

Toronto-based SaaS startup Thentia has secured a $15 million credit facility from Espresso Capital to scale its government…

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Acquisitions

Moneris completes acquisition of UEAT to bolster commerce solutions for restaurants

Oct 6, 2021

Payments provider giant Moneris has acquired UEAT, a Québec-based SaaS startup for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2017,…

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Funding

Smartricity raises $1 million to scale motor testing technologies

Oct 6, 2021

Ballinafad, Ontario-based Smartricity has raised $1 million CAD in seed funding to accelerate its motor testing technologies…

FinTech
Funding

Flahmingo raises $1.88 million CAD, teases launch of new app in Q1 2022

Oct 6, 2021

Calgary-based FinTech startup Flahmingo raised $1.88 million CAD in its pre-seed funding round in the last week of September.…

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Funding

Venture Newfoundland and Labrador fund raises $16.3 million CAD, announces new hires

Oct 4, 2021

Venture Newfoundland and Labrador (Venture NL) II raised the first $16.3 million of its planned $30 million CAD, led by the…

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Acquisitions

Peak completes acquisition of Cubeler to launch North America expansion

Oct 4, 2021

Canadian Securities Exchange-listed Peak has completed its acquisition of fellow Montréal FinTech startup Cubeler for $1 million…

Funding

Sandpiper Ventures closes first $10 million of its $20 million CAD target fund

Oct 1, 2021

As of September, Sandpiper Ventures has closed the first $10 million of its planned $20 million CAD fund dedicated to investing…

interac
Acquisitions

Interac acquires rights to SecureKey’s Canadian contracts to fuel digital ID services

Oct 1, 2021

Interac has entered into an agreement with Toronto-based authentication company SecureKey to acquire exclusive rights to its…

Funding

Wishpond secures $6 million revolving credit from National Bank to fuel acquisition strategy

Sep 29, 2021

Wishpond, a Vancouver-based SaaS startup, has entered into a credit agreement with the National Bank of Canada’s Technology…

Funding

Hookdeck raises $320,000 USD in pre-seed funding to fuel development of webhooks solution

Sep 29, 2021

Montréal SaaS startup Hookdeck has raised $320,000 USD in a pre-seed funding round led by Arbour & Renaud Capital. Other…

Thinkific
SaaS

Thinkific appoints former Hootsuite marketing VP as first CMO, switches up CTO

Sep 28, 2021

Thinkific, a Vancouver-based EdTech startup, appointed Henk Campher as its new chief marketing officer and moved its vice president…

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Acquisitions

Fobi to acquire Qples for $3.2 million USD to expand retail opportunities

Sep 27, 2021

Vancouver-based SaaS startup Fobi AI is set to acquire Qples for $3.2 million USD to enter the coupon industry. Founded in…

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