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TagFounder Institute Brings 2 New Programs to Montreal This Fall
It’s been a big week for Founder Institute here in Montreal, where the organization has launched not one, but two new programs. On Monday,..
Founder Institute Montreal Demo Day Jan 29
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, along with Shopify are together announcing a partnership to showc..
Founder Institute Montreal and OVH Digital Launch Pad announce public Demo Day and $5,000 prize
The Montreal Founder Institute, the local chapter of the launch-stage accelerator program founded in Palo Alto in 2009, has partnered with..
Josette-Renée Landry of Streamline Genomics selected to participate in Communitech Fierce Founders bootcamp
Twenty-five women entrepreneurs are currently participating in the Communitech Fierce Founders bootcamp right now, a program for early-sta..
Founder Institute Montreal partners with McGill Innovation Collective, uniting public and private sectors
The Montreal Founder Institute announced a new partnership today with the McGill Innovation Collective. Both organizations share a similar..
Startup Weekend Femmes Montreal puts women’s business ideas first
The weekend of July 7th-9th, Startup Weekend Femmes Montreal is holding a 54-hour competition aimed at fostering female entrepreneurship.
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Hykso and Unito take home Founder Institute Global Graduate awards
Unito and Hykso took home the “Best in Canada” and “Best in Hardware” awards respectively at last week’s Founder X awards. The Montreal co..
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..
Applications now open for the Montreal chapter of the Founder Institute
Applications are now open for Founder Institute Montreal‘s fourth semester. Anyone who enrolls by the Early Application deadline on June 1..
Six startups from Montreal Founder’s Institute nominated for the Global 2016 Graduate Awards
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..
US, Canadian athletes trained for Rio Olympics using Hykso’s tech
Hykso had quite the month of August, including reports that the startup’s technology was used by the Canadian and American olympic boxing ..
PHOTOS: All the best shots and social media reaction from #DemoMTL
We were there for all the action at Thursday’s Montreal Demo Day, when 21 startups from four Montreal-based accelerator programs pitched t..
Montreal Demo Day 2016 a historic first for the city
The word “collaboration” can be a loosely-used phrase among modern tech organizations, but it appears five Montreal-based accelerator prog..
6 Montreal startups selected for Founder Institute event in Silicon Valley
According to Founder Institute Montreal’s Sergio Escobar, six Montreal startups affiliated with the global accelerator have been selected ..
Founder Institute names Sergio Escobar ‘Best Overall Director’
The Founder Institute has named Montreal’s Sergio Escobar as its “Best Overall Director” in its recent Startup Ecosystem Builder Awards.
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