What Montreal must take from the Valley
Growing up I was very, very, very competitive.
I was raised in the era of the “I will eat your lunch” school of thought and winning to ..
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..
Post-StumbleUpon, Montreal’s Greg Isenberg set his sights anew
Greg Isenberg took to his Facebook profile on December 3 to tell his family and friends the inevitable: StumbleUpon was formally shutting ..
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 ..
Smart factory startup Worximity raises $2 million seed round
Worximity, a Montreal-based company that focuses on digitalizing manufacturing production through the Internet of Things, has raised $2 mi..
FounderFuel graduates newest cohort of startups
Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program is graduating seven tech startups Wednesday evening. The companies will all make their way on s..
5 Meetings your startup should be running
Love them or hate them, meetings play a crucial role in startup life. At a practical level, meetings are one of the main settings for prob..
New Mile-End coworking space La Gare opens with a bang Thursday
Mile End’s coolest new coworking space is opening with a big party Thursday night.
The folks at La Gare will put on an event called “Le..
Smooch.io isn’t trying to be another chat platform – they’re just making it better
Montreal startup Smooch.io says the writing is on the wall: people want to communicate with the businesses they use through messaging, and..
Lightspeed acquires SEOshop, will offer full ecommerce service
Montreal’s Lightspeed, the well-known point-of-sale (POS) platform for retailers and restaurateurs, is about to unleash full service to on..
Montreal companies shine at Deloitte’s Technology Top 50
Montreal companies had a strong showing at Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Awards Thursday night.
Menswear brand and online retailer Fran..
UK gaming legend Sir Ian Livingstone headlines as MIGS 2015 returns
In its 12th year the greatest gaming conference on the east coast will be putting on a big show.
MIGS 2015 (the Montreal International ..
Athlete-focused crowdfunders MAKEACHAMP prepare for the big leagues
It’s going to be a big year for Montreal-based MAKEACHAMP, according to the company’s unique cofounders David Barkay and Michael Shpigelma..
Young, successful founders at OpSkins are doing it their own way
Nobody expected 21-year-old web entrepreneur Artur Minacov and his cofounder John Brechisci to make a fortune in the startup game, but the..