Shopify Q2 2017 results show 75% revenue increase as it celebrates 500,000 merchant milestone
Shopify has released the results for its second quarter of 2017, which ended on June 30, 2017. The company also announced that…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Enterprise-grade
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
RentMoola raises $5 million to accelerate growth in North America
RentMoola has raised a $5 million funding round led by Calgary-based TriView Capital. The company said the funding will further…
Slack reportedly raising $250 million with $5 billion valuation
Slack is reportedly raising $250 million USD, according to a report from Bloomberg. The funding round would put Slack at a…
Cyclica raises additional $2.25 million for platform that predicts drug effectiveness
Toronto-based Cyclica, which has developed a predictive analytics platform that can model and predict the effectiveness, side…
OpenText set to acquire forensic security firm Guidance Software for $300 million
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it is set to acquire Pasadena,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s your SaaS spend?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
Today in key hires: Sortable begins growth of Toronto team, Vision Critical announces new CRO
Two Canadian startups announced major additions to their teams; BetaKit pulled together this roundup to give you the latest…
Street Contxt expands its sell side platform to buy side investors
Toronto-based Street Contxt announced that it has launched its buy side platform. Street Contxt said the new buy side platform…
Hack To Start Ep.157: Adii Pienaar, founder of Conversio
Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard. Pienaar is based in Cape Town, South Africa and…
Flybits raises $6.5 million Series B with Information Venture Partners, Portag3
Toronto-based Flybits has raised a $6.5 million Series B led by Information Venture Partners. New investor Portag3 Ventures…
FreshBooks raises $57 million to invest in North American expansion
FreshBooks has raised a $57 million CAD funding round led by existing investor Georgian Partners, with participation from Accomplice…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Shopify’s newest sales channel
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
On the heels of Startupfest win, Flashfood raises $1.5 million seed round
It’s been a good week of funding for Toronto-based Flashfood. After winning $140,000 for Startupfest, the company has announced…
Flashfood wins $140,000 Best in Fest prize at Startupfest
Flashfood has won the $140,000 Best in Fest top prize at Startupfest. The prize was among several handed out at Montreal’s…