Artificial Intelligence
TagDeeplite AI optimization software gets $7.5 million
Montreal’s Deeplite is raising $7.5 million ($6 million USD) in funding to support its AI optimization software platform.
The round was..
Bios Health and Mila hook up for $800K neural biomarker research collab
BIOS Health will partner with Mila, McGill University and the Université de Montréal to develop an AI-controlled closed-loop neuromodulati..
Techstars Montreal – Second AI Cohort Unveiled
After an exhaustive selection process which opened with a call for applications open in mid-February, Techstars Montreal has now announced..
Gaming giant Unity expands Montreal office with new AI lab
Unity Technologies, the Danish-born, San Francisco-based multibillion dollar gaming engine, is expanding its Montreal office. The company ..
The Caisse unveils new mega-fund for AI businesses
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has announced the creation of a $250 million fund for artificial intelligence (AI) busin..
A year in review: the top Montreal tech stories of 2018
Several fascinating developments happened in Montreal’s tech community over the course of 2018.
For starters, we continued a nice, grow..
New Zú space will be incubator for AI-based entertainment entrepreneurs
Stradigi AI will create a training ground at Zú to advise the next generation of creators and entertainment experts.
The artificial int..
Silicon Valley’s Good AI Capital to open office in Montréal
Good AI Capital is calling itself the first Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund to open a new office in Montreal.
The fund’s offi..
Recap: the International Forum of the Americas’ Discussion on AI
Thursday, June 14th, concluded the 4-day International Forum of the Americas in Montreal, self-described as “committed to heightening know..
WMNinTECH: on BDC’s “Women In Tech: Finding Opportunity on the Challenging Path to Success”
On Wednesday, May 23, BDC, BDO and MontrealNewTech hosted an event at Salon 1861 called “Women In Tech: Finding Opportunity on the Challen..
Automat.ai partners with L’Oréal to launch beauty services through Facebook Messenger
Automat Technologies Inc, a Montreal company that provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) marketing for brands, has partnered..
Quebec Government allots $100 million to create an artificial intelligence super-cluster
On March 28th, the Quebec Minister of Finance Carlos Leitão tabled the government of Quebec’s 2017 budget.
Among the key measures is an..
Element AI acquires open-source machine learning database MLDB.ai
“They were already an unstoppable force in AI, and I knew we had to be part of their team”
- MLDB.ai’s Jeremy Barnes
Today it was anno..
Propulse Analytics uses deep learning for retailers, gets $1.8 million
Montreal’s Propulse Analytics is a new startup that arms retailers with deep learning technology to improve product recommendations for sh..
Big corporations team up to create $ 5 million fund for AI startups
The funding for artificial intelligence (AI) startups just keeps coming. After Microsoft pledged an additional $7 million towards AI resea..