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CategoryPrivate investor behind ‘YOLO Ventures’ makes a bet on unproven startups
There’s a wealthy Montreal entrepreneur-investor who holds a unique mantra when he writes cheques.
He lives life according to the phras..
Blockstream is making bitcoin ‘Sidechains’ a reality
Blockstream, a Montreal startup made up of some of the best-known Bitcoin architects, cryptographers, cypherpunks, and entrepreneurs, has ..
Meet the Montrealer helping to spur Cuba’s startup community
Noah Redler is reaching out to the greater community in an effort to raise funds for a new initiative aimed at building Cuba’s startup com..
New developer tool Immunio beefs up security for web applications
Montreal-based startup Immunio has launched its application security-as-a-software solution that makes developer web applications safe and..
‘Goliath-slayer’ Lickstats wants to do shortlink tracking better than Bit.ly
It’s just a one-man outfit in a Montreal office, but Sun Knudsen thinks his shortlink tracking tool Lickstats can do more for a startup th..
New $10 million foodtech fund EdĹŤ Capital has grand visions
Foodtech and ag-tech startups in Montreal and beyond have reason to smile these days. That’s because Hamnett Hill and his partners have ra..
Five university entrepreneurship initiatives in Montreal you need to check out
The golden statistic surrounding Montreal’s student ecosystem has always been this: as early as 2013, the city was credited as having the ..
McGill’s new X-1 accelerator models itself on MIT program
The manager of McGill University’s new X-1 accelerator program, Thibaud Marechal, had just ten minutes to speak to us before he was due fo..
Recruiting firm Stacked HR is building world-class startups in Canada
Nearly two years after Montreal entrepreneur Ilan Saks formed The FounderProject, a movement that spurred hundreds of the city’s talented ..
Selective Few’s high-end fashion marketplace received the boost it needed
Selective Few cofounders Andrew Peker and Jeremy Weiss aren’t buying recent criticisms surrounding Canadian accelerators.
“We did have ..
Kickstarter success MakerBloks says kids today need more to work with
Things are going well for MakerBloks CEO Francois Poirier and his Montreal-based team. Having now far exceeded their $25,000 ask on Kickst..
Neptune Pine’s story a testament to ‘just do it’ mentality
Over coffee in downtown Montreal, Neptune Pine‘s founder Simon Tian told us that he never had any developing skills, let alone any experie..
MakeAChamp’s profitable platform is propelling athletes
Maya Laylor needs $50,000 to be able to compete in the 2015 Pan American Games. She’s already received about $8,600, from the likes of NHL..