Tag: service
Asian food delivery service Fantuan secures $40-million Series C round
The funding will be used to improve its platform and explore an expansion into other service sectors. Burnaby, British Columbia-based Fantuan has closed $40…
Why Canadian SMBs are choosing managed service partners to protect against cyber threats
New Cisco data shows only nine percent of Canadian businesses are prepared to handle hybrid security risks. Let’s face it, the pace of business…
Workplace investigation platform Case IQ acquires hotline service Whistleblower Security
Case IQ sees telephone hotlines as a “crucial” element of case management intake. Ottawa-based workplace investigation software company Case IQ has acquired Vancouver-based Whistleblower…
Voiceflow raises $15 million USD to help companies collaborate on AI customer service
Voiceflow says it makes it easy for AI to say to customers: “How can I help you today?” Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Voiceflow…
Liberum raises $1.8 million for ‘protein synthesis as a service’
The Toronto-based startup creates custom proteins for everything from medical applications to household products. Synthetic protein production has many technical applications, from the creation…
Porta raises $10.5-million for frozen, ready-to-cook Italian meal delivery service
Porta might just fill the frozen-pizza-shaped hole left by General Assembly. Toronto-based Porta, which offers frozen, ready-to-cook Italian food, has raised a $10.5-million CAD…
Locorum raises $1.2 million to help local service businesses grow through referrals
Locorum’s platform rewards customers for hiring local service providers. Locorum, a marketing tech company based in London, Ont., has raised $1.2 million CAD in…
Opinion: Laid-off tech employees are overlooking public service
Dorothy Eng argues tech professionals would enjoy the challenge of designing solutions for everyone in Canada, not just those who can afford them. …
Shopify completes acquisition of Deliverr, plans launch of two-day and next-day delivery service
Shopify ‘Primes’ for head-to-head competition with Amazon. Ottawa’s e-commerce giant Shopify has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Deliverr to expand its in-house fulfillment…
WeCook raises $40 million to fuel expansion of “ready-to-eat” meal service
Financing from Claridge fund focused on supporting Québec food processing firms. Dorval, Québec-based WeCook Meals, which makes and delivers “ready-to-eat” meals, has secured a…