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CategoryFintech Growth Creates Canada’s Newest Unicorn
For years Wealthsimple has been one of Canada’s leading financial technology companies and operates one of the country’s largest and faste..
In a post-covid world, Whaleseeker bucks trend of purpose-profit startups
Emily Charry Tissier has a fun but challenging mission ahead of her along with her colleagues at Whaleseeker. The Montreal startup, recent..
Julien Smith and co. launch next endeavour
Practice is Montreal’s newest startup endeavor. Led by Julien Smith, co-founder at Breather, the company offers a suite of software tools ..
AV&R, 3M team up to open new robotics lab in Saint-Bruno
Montreal-headquartered AV&R, together with 3M, will unveil its new Robotics Lab in Saint-Bruno this Thursday at 11 AM. The livestream for ..
Nuvei Corporation Completes US$833 Million IPO
As reported by MTLinTech in late August, Montreal’s Nuvei released its IPO last week raising about $730 million US on the TSX. The stock p..
Montreal Fintech Nuvei Seeking $2 Billion+ IPO
Media reports have surfaced indicating that Montreal’s Nuvei Technologies, a Fintech founded in 2003 by Philip Fayer, is preparing to file..
Dialogue, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation team up to offer free virtual clinic
Montreal virtual healthcare platform Dialogue is partnering with the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation to extend its Virtual Clinic trial.
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Lightspeed a Money Lender, Reports $20M Loss
Montreal’s favorite point of sale startup turned scaleup turned public company is now offering loans to certain customers it pre-qualifies..
Montreal’s Mobeewave acquired by Apple
Montreal FinTech Mobeewave has been making it possible for anyone to accept money using their phone since 2011, digitizing in-person peer-..
Silicon Valley’s loss during COVID turns into Diagram’s gain
This isn’t the first time Maeghan Smulders has been in the news for a high-profile job-related story. Back in 2012, outlets like the Toron..
Lightspeed Revenue Way Up, Still Reports Loss
Montreal’s Lightspeed POS announced year end results May 21. This marked the end of the company’s first full year as a public entity. The ..
Op ed: Cheers to Sylvain Carle as he writes his next chapter
I read with interest this morning the news that Sylvain Carle is leaving Real Ventures. Carle will move on to greener pastures (pun intend..
Teen Finance Startup Born as 100% Remote Work Culture
Wingocard is one of Montreal’s newest fintech startups, but with one important twist. When Sebastien Brault, Mehdi Mehni and Salvatore D’A..
A Covid-19 Check-up on Montreal’s Innovation Hubs
Covid-19 has posed unprecedented challenges for business as we know it, as well as healthcare, commerce and tourism. While many programs h..
Aquantix Takes $100,000 National Bank Prize
A months long innovation competition designed to improve wealth management in Canada has concluded. National Bank, in collaboration with F..