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CategoryGoogle shutters Stadia game studio in Montreal
Google is calling it quits on its Stadia video game studios in both Montreal and Los Angeles.
In a blog post, Google’s Phil Harrison sa..
Two of Real Ventures’ founders moving on
In a move signalling an end of an era in Montreal early stage venture capital, Real Ventures cofounders Alan MacIntosh and JS Cournoyer wi..
Bay Area profit-purpose company Samasource rebrands a year after founder’s death
San Francisco-based AI training company Samasource is now Sama, says CEO Wendy Gonzalez.
Sama is a for-profit training-data company foc..
French multinational IT company Atos acquires local cybersecurity firm In Fidem
The French multinational IT company Atos is acquiring Montreal’s In Fidem, a cybersecurity consulting firm.
In Fidem’s roughly 100 employ..
Women’s health startup Eli takes $1.9 million
Eli, a women’s health company that created a novel hormone tracking technology, is announcing a $1.9 million ($1.5 million USD) seed fundi..
Couche-Tard Launches Retail Tech Lab
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., has launched a retail innovation lab at McGill University’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management. The stat..
Local university grads create eco-friendly spin bike that generates electricity
Can working out prove to be a source of untapped energy for our homes and gyms? A pair of young university graduates in Montreal have set ..
Amazon to purchase up to 2,500 Lion Electric vehicles, can acquire 20%
St. Jerome, Quebec’s Lion Electric will produce a giant order for Amazon for up to 2,500 all-electric Lion 6 and Lion 8 trucks by 2025. Mo..
Kargo electric utility vehicles a hit with Purolator, Ville de Montreal
A new type of innovative electric utility vehicle, made in Quebec, is proving to be a hit in Montreal with organizations like Purolator an..
Young Investors Challenge starts Monday; $10K in prizes
A trio of teenage students from Montreal are ready to hand out $10,000 in prizes to the winners of the Young Investors Challenge, which ru..
NASA will use Montreal’s Nuvu Cameras’ technology to discover new planets
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use the technology of one Montreal startup, Nuvu Cameras, aboard its upcoming journey to spa..
‘More organized and tighter than in Silicon Valley,’ French pharma company Servier tabs Montreal for new AI hub
Montreal is gaining yet another artificial intelligence hub, this one specializing in pharmaceutical research and development.
The newe..
Cycle Capital closes $145 million fund after crown corp joins as LP
Cycle Capital is closing a new $145-million cleantech fund, complete with a $10-million kicker from Export Development Canada, the Ottawa-..
Breather’s Future Uncertain Amid Fundamental Changes
What will 2021 hold for Montreal founded Breather? While no one knows for certain, someone making an educated guess might say “turbulence”..
IBM snaps up Montreal fintech outfit Expertus to bolster payment offerings
IBM is acquiring Montreal-based fintech company Expertus Technologies.
The acquisition makes IBM an end-to-end digital payments solutio..