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TagFollowing up with the Founder Institute’s 2nd cohort
Seven months after graduating arguably the toughest entrepreneurship training in Canada, several Montreal startups are making big strides…
Shopify unveils new Montreal office with huge Open House event
Media, techies and others flocked to Shopify‘s luxurious Montreal office Thursday evening for a celebration of sorts. A fireside chat with..
Sharethebus set to flap its wings in the US market, joins Y Combinator
Montreal’s Sharethebus is announcing its participation in Silicon Valley accelerator, Y Combinator.
One year after completing the Found..
Golf course management tool Chronogolf raises $1.5 million
Chronogolf, a Montreal-based cloud-based software solution that organizes and streamlines every aspect of the business side of golf course..
Martin-Luc Archambault’s new audio app, AmpMe, hits 1 million downloads
Serial investor and entrepreneur Martin-Luc Archambault is receiving attention for his newest creation: an app that helps sync the audio o..
Freelance photographer Eva Blue gets her snaps in
If you go to a tech event in Montreal, there’s a good chance you may run into a woman who takes photographs, by the name of Eva Blue.
B..
Montreal NewTech helped plant the seeds of a community
Heri Rakatomalala, Greg Whiteside and Ilias Benjelloun sit around piping hot pizzas fresh out of the oven at Rue Du Square Phillips’ Il Fo..
PetalMD acquires pharmacy communication app Medago
Medago, a Montreal startup that built an app allowing doctors to easily communicate with pharmacists, has been acquired by PetalMD.
Pet..
Canada’s largest YouTube channel WatchMojo refuses to get comfortable
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan and his team at WatchMojo have found themselves in an enviable position.
The 10-year-old Montreal company is now ..
Montreal’s newest coworking space will be in the historic Royal Bank Tower
Mikael Cho, the CEO of Montreal startup Crew, will open a new coworking space on the first floor of Montreal’s historic Royal Bank Tower a..
Ubios becomes first company in North America to equity crowdfund to the public
Ubios, a Montreal-based company that developed a smart home thermostat, is the first startup in North America to take advantage of new rul..
Montreal: North America’s hub for next-gen earphones?
Already known as a growing tech hub and even a wearable tech hotspot, Montreal could next be known as the continent’s hub for earphones.
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Fibre Optic pros Fibrenoire acquired by Videotron for $125 million
Videotron has acquired fibre optic connectivity services company Fibrenoire from Novacap, a private equity firm, for $125 million.
The ..
As The Donald likes to say, “you’re fired!”
In a recent post I shared the three main responsibilities of founders:
- Build a great team
- Set the vision
- Keep money in the ..
Hexoskin ‘Smart’ shatters crowdfunding goal in less than 24 hours
Hexoskin has smashed its crowdfunding goal for its new biometric smart shirt that will connect to popular fitness apps.
The Hexoskin Sm..