On May 22-24 at the FounderX event, a private gathering of the Founder Institute’s Global network, the winners of the 2016 Graduate Awards will be announced in celebration of the founders that made significant progress in the past year.

Six of the startups nominated are from the Montreal Founder Institute chapter, and include:

- Unito (Marc Boscher): Best in Canada
- Hykso (Khalil Zahar): Best in Canada, Hardware/IoT, Health/Fitness
- The FoodRoom (Amé Morency): Best Woman CEO & in Canada
- Bridgr (Amira Boutouchent): Best Woman CEO & in Canada, Best EnterpriseTech
- Logrr (Julien Denaes): Best in Canada, Best in EnterpriseTech

“For years, Toronto and Waterloo were leaders in Canada, producing great <born global> startups due to the presence of entrepreneurial institutions like MaRs, DMZ and Communitech,” Sergio Escobar, Managing Director of the Founder Institute Montreal chapter told MTLinTECH. “Founder Institute allowed Montrealers to have the resources, mentors, Silicon Valley training, and global outreach very much needed in the Quebec ecosystem to match Ontario. In less than 3 years, Montreal early stage startups are taking pole position in the Canadian ecosystem and a leading presence worldwide. We should be proud and support our startups keep growing.”

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Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped talented entrepreneurs launch over 2000 businesses across six continents. These graduates raised over $100 million in funding in 2016.