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Dawson College pumps $1 million into new AI program
Dawson College will invest $1 million into a new artificial intelligence-focused (AI) program to help prepare students for the city’s red ..
Feds tab Cycle Capital, 2 others to disperse VCCI money
Montreal’s Cycle Capital is one of three Canadian cleantech funds who will control $50 million in federal funding under the Venture Capita..
Zendesk acquires Montreal’s Smooch
San Francisco’s customer service platform giant Zendesk has acquired Montreal startup Smooch.
Zendesk announced the acquisition on its bl..
Startupfest unveils 2019 premium fests
Startupfest, Montreal’s annual startup conference, has unveiled the themes behind its 2019 “premium” fests. The events take place July 9 -..
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..
GradeSlam, Founder Institute announce new MTL edtech Fellowship grant
Phil Cutler is bullish on Montreal’s future as an educational technology hub. He thinks a “revolution” is coming in edtech, saying Montrea..
Canadian startups find that elusive handshake at CTA@Boston
Ten years and 30 minutes is how Tim Vasko explains it. That’s what it took for the Vancouver-based CEO of Finaeos to meet with Microsoft.
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Humble beginnings keep Microsoft-acquired Maluuba on the straight and narrow
There are no Ping-Pong tables or beer kegs at Maluuba’s Peel street office. There’s no receptionist to enthusiastically tell you to wait. ..
Sharethebus, now Bus.com, gets $6.5 million
I saw two familiar faces that had recently been hired on at Sharethebus as I walked up to their office building on Parc avenue Tuesday. Af..
Fashion startups strut the runway at Montreal’s Digital Spring
Montreal’s McCord Museum was packed full of cocktailers Thursday night as Montreal’s Digital Spring celebrated its opening.
Mayor Denis..
POTLOC raises $800,000 in seed funding
POTLOC, the Montreal startup trying to give citizens a say in the location and type of businesses in their neighborhood, has received $800..
Analyzing the Internet of Things: Mnubo, data science and connected devices
Montreal startup Mnubo (the “m” is silent) has its fingers in a lot of pies – from industrial irrigation optimization, to smart thermostat..
What happens when gender transitioning at work goes wonderfully well?
Queer Tech Montreal blog‘s Jason Berhmann writes how gender transitioning at work is a public affair that can go horribly wrong. But what ..
TransPod opens three global offices to accelerate hyperloop system
TransPod, a startup aiming to build the world’s leading hyperloop system, has opened global offices in Toronto (Canada), Bari (Italy), and..
AddÉnergie will spend nearly $17 million on electric vehicle charging stations
Quebec City’s AddÉnergie is about make a huge push for its vision of more convienent and affordable electric vehicle chargers.
Not only..