Organization: Salesforce

Salesforce venture funds to invest $100M in Canadian cloud startups

Salesforce recently announced that its global corporate investment group, Salesforce Ventures, has launched the $100-million Canada Trailblazer Fund to strengthen Canadian startup companies. The first round of funding recipients chosen for their potential to push the growth of the cloud software market are cloud-based solutions provider Tier1CRM, cloud-based visitor management systems (VMS) developer Traction Guest,…

PM Trudeau woos tech giants in US trip

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has concluded a trip to the US where he visited San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with government officials and business leaders to promote Canada as an investment destination. He also discussed the importance of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), climate change, cross border tourism, and the…