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TagQuebec-based XpertSea gets $25 million for its AI for aquaculture
Quebec City company XpertSea is raising $25 million in series B funding (US $20 million).
The round was led by QED Investors and Atlant..
helloDarwin closes $2 million seed round from RBC, Tactico
helloDarwin, a Montreal startup formerly known as B2BQuotes, is getting $2 million in funding from RBC and Tactico Venture Capital.
Rea..
David Dufresne to leave Panache Ventures, the VC fund he helped create
One of Montreal’s own is moving on from the venture capital firm he helped create. David Dufresne will depart Panache Ventures after the i..
Supply chain connector platform Axya raises $1.5 million
Montreal-based outsourcing platform Axya will collect $1.5 million in funding in a round co-led by Ecofuel and Desjardins capital, with th..
Two of Real Ventures’ founders moving on
In a move signalling an end of an era in Montreal early stage venture capital, Real Ventures cofounders Alan MacIntosh and JS Cournoyer wi..
YPC Technologies Raises Seed Round
Co-founded in 2016 by Gunnar Grass and Camilo Perez, YPC Technologies is developing kitchen automation in the form of the first robot that..
Montreal-based Breathe Life Secures Another $11.5 million in Funding
Montreal-based start-up Breathe Life announces another $11.5 million CAD in funding today. The SaaS company, like telehealth start-up Dial..
Artificial lighting company Sollum raises $2.7 million
Montreal-based Sollum Technologies, which offers greenhouse producers a smart LED lighting solution, is raising $2.7 million.
Investiss..
Op ed: Cheers to Sylvain Carle as he writes his next chapter
I read with interest this morning the news that Sylvain Carle is leaving Real Ventures. Carle will move on to greener pastures (pun intend..
Real Ventures Names Janet Bannister Managing Partner
Montreal’s Real Ventures has become Canada’s first major venture capital firm to be led by a woman after naming Janet Bannister Managing P..
Orbit MTL fund reveals $9 million in investments since launch
Real Ventures’ Orbit MTL fund has made 61 investments totalling $9 million in venture funding since coming into existence in July 2017. Th..
Live video platform Livescale raises seed funding
Montreal-based Livescale has raised $1 million from Real Ventures, Panache Ventures and Innostart.
Livescale offers a live video platfo..
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..
UK-based neural engineering startup BIOS gets funding, opening Montreal office
BIOS, a neural engineering startup from Cambridge, UK announced today that it will open a new Montreal office after closing a $4.5 million..
Real Ventures nabs former Radian 6 CEO as venture partner
Montreal’s Real Ventures fund has hired former Radian 6 CEO Marcel LeBrun as a Venture Partner.
It’s a move that gives Real Ventures a ..