Lightspeed cloud POS platform raises $61 million
Well, that escalated quickly.
Today, Lightspeed, a longtime Montreal-based cloud POS platform for retailers and restaurants, announced US..
This is how to nail your elevator pitch
In my last post I wrote about why you should “Stop pitching your startup”. Today I’m going to tell you how to craft an amazing elevator p..
Fuzzy.io forges ahead at 500 Startups with the help of Gmail’s designer
Their first day at one of Silicon Valley’s famous startup accelerators wasn’t too fun for Montreal’s Fuzzy.io, a team dedicated to helping..
Kickstarter gadget turns regular bicycle into a ‘smartbike’
Xavier Peich said he’d never seen that much money on a computer screen in his life. But there it was, in plain english. Just under $215,00..
Stop pitching your startup
Wait, what? Don’t pitch your startup?
Yup, you read right.
You’re probably thinking that goes against everything you’ve ever been told…
Montrealer cashes in on sale of telephone scammer database
“It’s the dirtiest scam ever,” said Ildar Khakimov as he sat in his office at Notman House in Montreal. “It’s a person who calls an elderl..
This is who you should hire next
Last week I published a post to explain why everyone in your startup should have stock options.
In it I mentioned that CEOs have 3 main ..
Veteran startup pair release new online budgeting tool for entrepreneurs
“Cash is king,” says a new Montreal startup seeking to show entrepreneurs just how important it is to map out their finances.
Longtime ..
A message to founders in the city
Over the last 10 years of running and building tech startups, I’ve built up my fair share of experiences. I’ve had businesses in Montreal ..
Former FounderFuel startup InfoActive acquired by Tableau
InfoActive, a former FounderFuel company that simplifies data visualization, has been acquired by Seattle-based Tableau Software.
The t..
New $10 million foodtech fund Edō 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 ..