Vendasta Acquires CalendarHero
Canadian digital solutions platform Vendasta has put some of the C$119.5 million (about US$97 million at the current XR) it raised this spring to use,
Charles Laughlin
October 27, 2021
Charles Laughlin
Charles Laughlin, senior analyst with Localogy, is a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the industry.
Acquisition Helps Credit Card Processor Fiserv Move Beyond the Buy Button
If you’re a Milwaukee Bucks fan, you’ve probably heard of Fiserv. After all, it’s the company with the naming rights to the house that Giannis
Charles Laughlin
October 26, 2021
Birdeye Makes Payments Part of the Customer Journey
Customer experience platform Birdeye filled an important gap in its offering by launching Birdeye Payments. This is a new touchless payments platform, powered by Stripe,
Charles Laughlin
October 19, 2021
Mindbody Raises $500M, Acquires ClassPass
Fitness was one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic. As gyms closed, consumers turned to at-home workouts, often aided by virtual platforms, to
Charles Laughlin
October 14, 2021
Bolt Raises $339 Million to Further ‘Democratize’ Commerce
Bolt’s Founder and CEO Ryan Breslow is one of those young tech leaders who share their thinking on, well, everything, via long Twitter threads. So
Charles Laughlin
October 13, 2021
Are Restaurants on the Road to Recovery?
Things are complicated in the restaurant business these days. There isn’t a restaurant owner out there who would trade right now for last spring. Back
Charles Laughlin
October 12, 2021
FreshBooks’ Expands Global Reach with FastBill Acquisition
Fresh off a $130 million raise in August, the Canadian SaaS accounting software player FreshBooks has deployed some of that capital to buy its way
Charles Laughlin
October 7, 2021
Andela’s $200M Raise Reflects New Borderless Talent Market
At the recent Localogy 2021 conference in Hollywood, Soci CEO Afif Khoury made an interesting comment. He and Localogy Senior Analyst Mike Boland were discussing
Charles Laughlin
October 5, 2021
Signpost Signals Shift to ‘Customer Communications Platform’
Last year the Denver-based small business SaaS platform Signpost made a decision to focus its business exclusively on the home services category. The allowed it
Charles Laughlin
September 30, 2021
Walmart Leans into Autonomous Delivery with New Trial
Will a driverless car be rolling up with a parcel of paper towels and Twizzlers in the near future? Possibly. The autonomous future always seems
Charles Laughlin
September 28, 2021