Montreal startups
TagAutomattic’s Catherine Stewart headlines Startupfest 2020 speakers list
Montreal’s annual tech conference, Startupfest, announced its headline speakers for this summer’s event. In past years, Startupfest speake..
FounderFuel hires new general manager
It’s the Katy Yam FounderFuel era at Montreal’s Notman House.
Yam, a former exec at Loto Quebec, Maple Leaf Foods and Bell Canada, was ..
The 10 biggest Montreal tech stories of 2019
It was a big year in 2019 for Montreal tech. As we count down the days until 2020, MTLinTECH’s Joseph Czikk and Steve La Barbera spotlight..
WMN in Tech: Annick Charbonneau on Becoming CEO of Soul.City
How do you negotiate your way into owning 33.3% of a travel app startup? For Annick Charbonneau, CEO and co-founder of Soul.City, it took an impromptu trip to Strasbourg.
4 Montreal startups crack the top 20
Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced its Top 20 Early Stage startups across the country for 2019 and four of them are from rig..
Montreal startup Matagora earns nod at Y Combinator summer 2019
Montreal’s Matagora has completed Y Combinator’s summer 2019 cohort.
Y Combinator, the legendary California-based accelerator program, ..
Toronto’s Elevate takes over Startup Open House
Toronto’s Elevate tech festival is taking over the controls for Montreal’s Startup Open House.
Elevate, which bills itself as “the worl..
Ecofuel’s Boston program takes buy-in from both sides
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator program is offering a unique program for startups looking to expand into Boston.
The notable organizatio..
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 ..
Handful of MTL startups named to 48Hrs in the Valley
Several startups from Montreal will take their talents southbound to San Francisco for the notable 48 Hrs in the Valley program.
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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..
Tourism incubator MT Lab inks Palais des Congrès as ‘Grand Partner’
Montreal’s tourism incubator program, MT Lab, is bringing on the Palais des Congrès de Montreal as its “Grand Partner”.
According to a ..
Smooch partners with non-profit to help teens get birth control, sexual health advice
Montreal startup Smooch is partnering up with a local sexual health advocacy group to create SextEd, a new texting helpline for youth seek..
Startupfest unveils new 2019 agenda
Montreal’s Startupfest, now entering its ninth annual edition, is releasing details on the new 2019 agenda, including new attractions ..
iNovia Capital raises walloping US$600 million for new growth fund
iNovia Capital has raised one of the only private-sector funds in Canada geared toward making large investments in fast-growing “scale-up”..