2 SaaS Startups in Ottawa

January 24, 2023

SaaS startups have become the darling of Venture Capital investors, especially in Ottawa. Over the past decade, software has proverbially “eaten the world” and SaaS companies have scaled to become unicorn corporations in staggering amounts of time.

In this article, we are examining 2 VC funded SaaS startups in Ottawa .

Knak

Some of the biggest businesses in the world utilize the email & landing page generation tool Knak. Without touching a word of code, Knak enables people and teams to collaborate on and generate stunning, responsive, on-brand emails. Top marketing automation programs including Marketo, Eloqua, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Pardot, Adobe Campaign, as well as hundreds of email sending platforms, are compatible with the Knak platform.

Company details:
Founders:
Brendan Farnand, Patrick Proulx, Pierce Ujjainwalla
Founded:
2015
Based in:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website:
Knak
Industries:
Advertising, Email, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$25,000,000
Series A
10 November 2021
Total funding:
$25,000,000
Investors
Insight Partners, Invest Ottawa

Rewind

Rewind has been protecting businesses by backing up their SaaS data. Today, over 80,000 organizations in more than 100 countries use Rewind’s top-rated software and support. Rewind's solutions empower businesses to protect and recover the data they need for consistent growth.

Company details:
Founders:
James Ciesielski, Mike Potter
Founded:
2015
Based in:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website:
Rewind
Industries:
Information Technology, Internet, SaaS, Security
Latest funding:
$65,000,000
Series B
15 September 2021
Total funding:
$80,071,100
Investors
Insight Partners, Bossanova Investimentos, Bessemer Venture Partners, Inovia Capital, Mistral Venture Partners

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