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CategoryDeadline approaches for $100,000 McGill Dobson Cup submissions
Just six days remain before submissions for McGill University’s $100,000 Dobson Cup will no longer be accepted on February 1.
The event..
Ubios becomes first company in North America to equity crowdfund to the public
Ubios, a Montreal-based company that developed a smart home thermostat, is the first startup in North America to take advantage of new rul..
iNovia’s own portfolio CEOs came back to invest in new fund
Montreal-based venture capital fund iNovia Capital has raised a new fund worth $175 million. Along the way, it received some help from fam..
On Display Montreal event ‘Like speed dating for designers’
A group of independent designers and user experience (UX) professionals are putting on a event targeting web students and professionals on..
Amazon selects Montreal as newest AWS data center region
Amazon is coming to Canada- again.
Public cloud infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced that it will open a n..
Fibre Optic pros Fibrenoire acquired by Videotron for $125 million
Videotron has acquired fibre optic connectivity services company Fibrenoire from Novacap, a private equity firm, for $125 million.
The ..
Here’s all the Quebec entrepreneurs vieing for 2015 #NotableAwards
A handful of Quebec entrepreneurs have been nominated for several categories of the 2015 Notable Awards, in Entrepreneurship, Online Busin..
Hexoskin ‘Smart’ shatters crowdfunding goal in less than 24 hours
Hexoskin has smashed its crowdfunding goal for its new biometric smart shirt that will connect to popular fitness apps.
The Hexoskin Sm..
Smartwear company OMsignal releases ‘ultimate bra’
Montreal-based smartwear company OMsignal has launched its latest product, which its dubbing the “smartest sports bra ever.” The OMbra is ..
WeWork to unveil Montreal coworking space in March
WeWork, the New York-based chain of coworking spaces, has announced it will open a Montreal location in March, 2016.
According to BuzzB..
Montreal startups lend helping hand to Syrian Refugees
Montreal-based tech startups are doing whatever they can to help new foreign refugees seeking assistance.
The Canadian government wants..
Orckestra’s Commerce Cloud solution gets $12 million series B round
Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of an ecommerce tool for retailers, grocers and branded manufacturers, has raised a series B round of..
Wavo’s Conor Clarke deadlocks investors in new Dragons’ Den episode
Wavo‘s founder Conor Clarke said “thanks, but no thanks,” this week on an exciting episode of the popular CBC show, Dragons’ Den, dur..
Huge Montreal church remade into coworking space, will open its doors for free
A new Montreal coworking space inside of a giant church will offer its offices to the public free of charge for one week next week, Decemb..
TechNoel’s impact goes beyond the startup community
The Montreal startup community’s holiday bash, TechNoel, is just around the corner. Beers will be clinking, handshakes and hugs exchanged ..