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Avanti Software secures $25 million to fully embrace cloud-only payroll and HR tech

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/24/2022 05:59 EDT

Since its acquisition in 2016, Avanti has gone “all-in on the cloud.” Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s stock slips

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/24/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: The delivery wars are heating up. Read more ›

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Toronto’s Neha Bahl joins US-based Renew Venture Capital as general partner

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 02/23/2022 17:19 EDT

Neha Bahl is the former CEO of Toronto Business Development Centre. Read more ›

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Givex acquires Loyalty Lane to expand customer relationship management platform

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 02/23/2022 11:47 EDT

Givex previously acquired IT service and consulting business Kalex. Read more ›

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1Password expands into crypto, offering protection to crypto wallet users

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 02/23/2022 08:59 EDT

"Crypto innovations are reshaping the world, but for many it seems too confusing or risky to join." Read more ›

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Aviron scores $23.6 million CAD Series A round to make rowing fun

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/23/2022 07:59 EDT

Toronto startup hopes to row around Peloton's shark-infested waters. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Speaking Cohere’s language

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/23/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices. Read more ›

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Klarna to open offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Québec as company expands service to Canada

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/22/2022 15:43 EDT

The Swedish payments company plans to hire over 500 engineers by 2025. Read more ›

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Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance as product director

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 14:57 EDT

The Bench co-founder described Shopify Balance as “a phenomenal product.” Read more ›

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Michele Romanow becomes Clearco CEO as Andrew D’Souza moves to Executive Chair

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 13:24 EDT

Clearco lost its CFO to Clio in January. Read more ›

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Co-founder Lisa Zarzeczny named Elevate CEO with in-person festival to return this fall

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 12:31 EDT

Randy Lennox steps down from his role as executive chair. Read more ›

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RouteThis secures $25 million to take the headache out of home internet

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 09:00 EDT

Company sadly can’t bypass nation’s telco oligopoly. Read more ›

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Village Wellth raises $400,000 CAD seed round for its business acquisition platform

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/22/2022 08:59 EDT

Village Wellth aims to “democratize” the acquisition process for buyers. Read more ›

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eSentire to be valued at $1.1 billion USD following $325 million deal

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 06:59 EDT

Only $100 million in primary capital will go to the company. Read more ›

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Busbud closes $14 million CAD, acquires Recorrido to fuel Latin American expansion

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 02/22/2022 06:00 EDT

Chilean energy firm COPEC’s venture arm led the round. Read more ›

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Operto raises $15.3 million CAD to help hosts manage short-term rentals, hotels

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:59 EDT

Operto is eyeing international expansion and new verticals like hotels. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s widening end zone

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Checking in with BC's SaaS Unicorns. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (2/21/22)

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Allen Lau drafts a new plan for Wattpad. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough. Read more ›

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Three Developer/Software Engineer roles available in Canada now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 02/21/2022 17:33 EDT

ResQ, CBC/Radio Canada, and Valeyo are all hiring right now. Read more ›

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