Acquisitions
CategoryPanache Ventures acquires Bay Area VC Commonwealth Ventures
Panache Ventures is announcing the acquisition of San Francisco-based Commonwealth Ventures. Along with that, the firm is unveiling its se..
Denver’s Homebot acquires Montreal real estate whitelabel platform NestReady
Denver homeownership platform Homebot has agreed to acquire NestReady, a Montreal-based company that offers a home buying platform for mor..
Hootsuite pays $60 million to acquire Montreal chatbot-maker Heyday
Vancouver’s Hootsuite is purchasing Montreal chatbot platform Heyday for $60 million. Heyday’s platform enables brands to develop “convers..
Real estate platform SquareFeet.ai acquired by pair of appraisal firms
The four Montreal-based cofounders who created SquareFeet.ai are announcing that their startup has been acquired by two local chartered ap..
Lightspeed Spends $925 Million on 2 more Acquisitions
The acquisition spree continued today at Montreal headquartered Lightspeed POS (TSX: LSPD). The supplier of retail sales solutions has sna..
Engagement platform Higher Logic acquires Montreal’s Vanilla
Arlington, Viginia-based engagement platform Higher Logic is acquiring Montreal-based Vanilla, which helps companies build their own onlin..
Friday news roundup: dcbel | Bonlook | Dobson Centre
Several Montreal startups are making news as we approach the end of the week. Here’s everything that’s going on:
- dcbel raises $40 mi..
French multinational IT company Atos acquires local cybersecurity firm In Fidem
The French multinational IT company Atos is acquiring Montreal’s In Fidem, a cybersecurity consulting firm.
In Fidem’s roughly 100 employ..
Fintech Cadence Adds Toronto Presence
Montreal-based Fintech Cadence, Canada’s fintech hub, has announced today that it is absorbing another Canadian fintech catalyst, Toronto’..
IBM snaps up Montreal fintech outfit Expertus to bolster payment offerings
IBM is acquiring Montreal-based fintech company Expertus Technologies.
The acquisition makes IBM an end-to-end digital payments solutio..
Element AI to be Sold to US Interests
Silicon Valley software company ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), a $100 billion American giant, has announced an agreement to acquire Montreal-base..
Lightspeed buys U.S. company ShopKeep for US$440 million
Montreal-headquartered Lightspeed POS is acquiring U.S. company ShopKeep for US$440 million in cash and shares.
ShopKeep helps business..
Unified Commerce Group acquires Frank and Oak
Unified Commerce Group is acquiring Frank and Oak, the Montreal fashion seller long hailed as a local success story in the tech community…
Circle Medical Comes Full Circle
Back in 2015, Montrealers George Favvas and Jean-Sébastien Boulanger set off to the city by the bay in search of fame and fortune, and fou..
Genysys acquires Montreal’s nGUVU gamified solutions
Genesys, a global company that provides cloud customer experience and contact center solutions, has acquired its long-standing partner, nG..