EZee Assist reveals $1.85 million in funding to help franchises manage institutional memory
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EZee Assist reveals $1.85 million in funding to help franchises manage institutional memory

EZee Assist wants to make it easier for franchise and hub-and-spoke businesses to share internal, often critical, but difficult-to-access operational knowledge. Founded earlier this…

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Workleap expands through acquisition of US-based HR tech firm Pingboard
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Workleap expands through acquisition of US-based HR tech firm Pingboard

The acquisition comes five months after Workleap raised $125 million from CDPQ. Montréal-based Workleap, formerly GSoft, which provides software solutions aimed to improve the…

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Renaissance
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Renaissance raises $1 million CAD in fresh funding to help artists connect with their superfans

Music tech startup claims to have surpassed one million downloads with zero marketing spend. Vancouver-based Renaissance has revealed $1-million CAD in fresh funding as…

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Virtuo 2023
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Aiming for cash-flow positive in 2024, Virtuo targets North American expansion with 2023 funding

Calgary-based proptech startup raised $3.5 million in seed financing in March. Having secured funding earlier this year, Calgary-based Virtuo is now poised to expand…

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Sixty Degree Capital closes $338 million CAD for third venture fund
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Sixty Degree Capital closes $338 million CAD for third venture fund

The new fund looks to invest in enterprise software and healthtech startups. Toronto-headquartered Sixty Degree Capital has completed a final close of its third…

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OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText sells off mainframe business for over $2 billion USD

Plus: MaRS IAF returns and is ready to invest. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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BetaKit x Good Future
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MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups

Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Solon Angel and Joella Almeida at SAAS NORTH 2023.
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#CDNtech talks AI disruption and the state of SaaS

Canadian tech luminaries close the year probing deep questions in this compilation of interviews recorded live at SAAS NORTH. At Sass North 2023 this…

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InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange
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InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange

The startup claims its revenues have grown fivefold in the last five years. Rossland, BC-based engagement software startup ThoughtExchange has secured a $13.5-million equity…

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Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
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Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again

Since its launch in 2008, the Toronto-based MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) has grown into one of the country’s most active early-stage venture capital…

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