International Women’s Day: A year of WMNinTECH in Montreal
It was almost exactly a year today that the idea for our WMNinTECH series was born. In the past year, we’ve highlighted twelve amazing wom..
InnoCité MTL merges with Centech to increase their impact
InnoCité MTL will be merging with Centech, according to a joint announcement by Centech’s director-general Richard Chénier and InnoCité MT..
Newly formed Panache Ventures announces launch of $25 million round
Newly formed Panache Ventures has announced the launch of its first fund and its initial closing of $25 million.
A Canada-wide early st..
FounderFuel 2018 application deadline approaching
Applications are now open for the Spring 2018 FounderFuel cohort.
This will mark the 11th cohort of the Montreal program, which has acc..
Aerial Technologies raises USD$1.94 million for its Seed Preferred round
Aerial Technologies Inc., a Montreal-based artificial intelligence startup and TandemLaunch portfolio company, announced it has secured an..
Canada has third largest concentration of AI researchers in the world, according to Element AI report
With artificial intelligence (AI) transforming into a ubiquitous tech buzzword in the past couple of years, Montreal has emerged as a lead..
Montreal raises most startup funding of any Canadian city in 2017
PwC Canada and CB Insights have released their MoneyTree report analyzing Canadian VC activity for 2017. And in a year where Canadian comp..
Greencopper, technology solutions provider for Osheaga and Pitchfork, acquired by Providence-backed Patron
Greencopper, the Montreal-based company ranked #7 on Fast Company’s list of World’s Most Innovative Companies in the live events category ..
Dynamo reveals acquisition by Glossier as the beauty empire announces US$52 million Series C
Hot on the heels of Glossier announcing an impressive US$52 million Series C, Montreal-based Dynamo has revealed that it was acquired by t..
iNovia’s Empower Initiative hopes to help founders of all backgrounds
“We believe in the power of community to solve the world’s biggest challenges,” begins a blog post published to Medium yesterday by the iN..
Dobson Centre recognized as one of the world’s top incubator programs by UBI Global
UBI Global has released its World University-linked Business Incubator and Accelerator Ranking, and McGill’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneu..
Shakepay launches private beta of its cryptocurrency mobile wallet
Shakepay, a Montreal-based fintech startup, has announced the launch of its multi-currency, peer-to-peer mobile wallet in private beta.
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AR/VR art show by street artist Cryote explores intersection of technology and art
An art gallery called LiL Pocket Gallery on Avenue Mont Royal Ouest is doing things a bit differently for its official opening tonight.
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Snoop Dogg, founder of Merry Jane and Casa Verde Capital, to speak at the 7th edition of C2
In a move that affirms the importance and legitimacy of cannabis-related investment in the coming year, C2—the conference at the intersect..
NEXT Canada expands accelerator program to Montreal, joins SCALE.AI as one of its first Ontarian partners
After the announcement from the Canadian government last week that the SCALE.AI supply chain supercluster had been selected to receive a p..