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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing?

Plus: Constellation Software acquires Optimal Blue, Vitruvi acquired by Bow River Capital. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Adobe-Figma deal under threat as IBM nears $5B Apptio deal

Plus: Poka to be acquired in reported $200M deal. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Oracle tops sales estimates as AI-frenzy spurs cloud demand
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Oracle tops sales estimates as AI-frenzy spurs cloud demand

Plus: Automotive software maker LeddarTech inks SPAC deal to go public on Nasdaq. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news…

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Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system
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The two Canadian cities rising in Startup Genome’s global ecosystem rankings

Plus: Real-Time Rail delays are an unmitigated disaster. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Instabase notches $2 billion valuation on the back of AI

Plus: Montreal-based HR platform GSoft secures $125M. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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Reddit’s new API pricing kills Canadian app Apollo

The app, founded in Halifax, was created to improve Reddit for iOS users. Canadian-founded Apollo, a third-party application for browsing the discussion-forum site Reddit,…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?

Plus: Growth equity firm PSG takes a big bite out of Toronto startup Hostaway. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS…

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Reddit says Canada one of its largest and most key markets globally
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Reddit says Canada one of its largest and most key markets globally

Canada represents Reddit’s third-largest market after the US and UK. In the two years since Reddit opened its first Canadian office in Toronto, the…

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A|I: The AI Times – This AI won top prize at the state fair

Plus: Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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