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If someone asked you to guess which city in North America has the fastest growing technology market, you might guess San Francisco or Austin. But you’d be looking too far south. According to a recent Tech Talent Report, Toronto is actually North America’s fastest-growing technology market, and Vancouver isn’t far behind. High-growth companies across Canada have […]
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Benevity Hires Ex-Shopify VP of Talent As It Looks To Add 300 People This Year
Calgary-headquartered Benevity has hired Janeen Speer as Chief People Officer. Previously VP of Talent at Shopify, Speer joins Benevity’s executive team in this newly created role and will help build upon the company’s purpose-driven culture. No stranger to scale, Speer most recently led a team of over 380 people at Shopify and supported the company […]
Symend Adds $55 Million To Financing Round & Plans To Hire Over 200 in 2021
Calgary’s Symend has added $55 million (USD $43 million) to $73 million Series B financing round it raised in May 2020. Symend is a digital engagement platform that uses behavioral science and data-driven insights to empower customers to resolve past due bills. This Series B+ round was led Inovia Capital with participation from a consortium […]
Calgary ‘Unicorn’ Benevity Sells Majority Stake for $1.1 Billion
Calgary-based software company Benevity has become the latest Canadian tech firm to achieve “unicorn” status, the result of a $1.1-billion deal that will see a British private capital firm assume majority control of the company. The transaction, expected to close in January, will see British-based Hg Capital LLP purchase a majority stake in the privately […]
Meet 26 Companies at Tech Talent Canada Virtual Job Fair
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our first virtual Vancouver job fair tomorrow on Wednesday, October 21st and we’ve finalized the lineup of organizations that will be participating. Our virtual job fairs replicate the experience of our in-person events with a number of the participating companies pitching the audience on why you should consider working for them. […]
Explore Your Career Options In Vancouver Virtually
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our first virtual Vancouver job fair on Wednesday, October 21st and we’re excited to announce the preliminary lineup of organizations that will be participating. Our virtual job fairs replicate the experience of our in-person events with the participating companies pitching the audience on why you should consider working for them. The […]
Benevity Raises $40 Million, Plans to Hire 200
Calgary’s Benevity has raised $40 million in Series C funding from General Atlantic and JMI Equity. Led by Founder and CEO Bryan de Lottinville, Benevity is a certified B Corporation that provides corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, including online giving, matching, volunteering, community investment and purpose driven actions. The Benevity Goodness Platform helps […]