A pair of Montreal companies have been named as “Startups to Watch,” in a new blog post by notable investor database, CB Insights.

In Looking North: 13 Early-Stage Startups To Watch In Canada, the New York-based CB Insights profiled a baker’s dozens worth of Canadian companies that it felt are making the biggest headlines.

The research outfit based its article on a Toronto Star piece that explained how a weak Canadian dollar can work well in the favour of US investors looking at Canadian teams. Because many Canadian startups take in revenue in American dollars but pay operating costs in Canadian currency, they’re seen as “excellent value” to foreign investors, according to Steve McCartney, vice president at Communitech, a startup incubator outside of Toronto.

Here’s the startups with Montreal ties included in the list:

Crew - 209 rue Saint-Paul W 5th Floor, Montreal

This startup operates a freelance marketplace of handpicked, vetted professionals. Crew professionals bring a wealth of experience and skill to help projects standout, increase conversions, and ultimately be successful. Every professional has a proven track-record of building top products that launch on time and on budget.

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Plotly - 5555 avenue de Gaspé Suite 201 Montreal

Plotly is a collaborative platform for analyzing, graphing, and sharing data. It’s like GitHub for data and graphs. Users get powerful analytical tools to make sense of data with beautiful graphs

Here’s the rest of the startups mentioned by CB Insights: