Thinkific files for TSX IPO as Vendasta prices offering at $100 million
Vancouver software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Thinkific Labs has officially filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange…
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Today in funding: LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk, Emerge Commerce, Fusebill
Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding to fuel their growth, including LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk,…
AppDirect lands $54.8 million loan from Quebec to expand presence in Montréal
San Francisco-based cloud software startup AppDirect has secured up to $54.8 million CAD ($40 million USD) in financing from…
After bootstrapping its way to profitability, Maropost acquires Neto for $58 million CAD
Toronto-based Maropost, which offers a customer engagement platform that aims to help companies with commerce, marketing, clienteling,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Small businesses strike back
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Vendasta files for public listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Saskatoon-based Vendasta, which has created a cloud commerce platform for small and medium businesses, has filed its preliminary…
Livescale raises $2.5 million as startup seeks to provide the video backbone for e-commerce
Montréal-based Livescale Technologies, with a platform allowing consumer brands to host live shopping events, has raised $2.5…
Emerge Commerce closes $11.9 million in first tranche of private placement
Four months after going public on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) and acquiring an online subscription service company, Toronto-based…
Lightspeed to acquire Vend for $350 million
Lightspeed POS is set to acquire Vend, a retail management software company based in New Zealand, for approximately $350 million…
Today in funding: Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, DeFi Ventures
Seven Canadian tech companies, Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, and DeFi Ventures…
R|T: The Retail Times – Pizza-as-a-service goes public
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Heyday AI raises $6.5 million CAD seed extension to bring its chatbot software to more retailers
Heyday AI, a retail tech startup based in Montréal, has extended its seed round by $6.5 million CAD ($5.1 million USD). With…
Shopify purchases 10,000 tonnes of carbon removal from Carbon Engineering
E-commerce giant Shopify has agreed to purchase 10,000 tonnes of direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal from Squamish-based…
Snapcommerce secures $107 million to build a mobile commerce leader
Snapcommerce (formerly Snaptravel) has secured $107 million CAD ($85 million USD) in growth funding, signalling confidence…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon vs. unions
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