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Montreal’s notoriety in AI leadership may have taken another big step forward.
Big news Monday morning as Microsoft Ventures announced ..
‘We’re 100% Montreal now,’ mldb.ai CEO on acquisition
In October Montreal startup Datacratic announced it had been acquired by iPerceptions, a move that continued a trend of convergence in mar..
We ask CEOs: would you hire a coding school grad?
With several coding bootcamps and academies pumping out new “ready for hire” programmers, startup CEOs might be faced with a common scenar..
Real estate crowdfunder Realstarter offers big returns
Here’s the offer: a new startup company of tech experts and lawyers will let you invest up to $1,500 in a new condo development being buil..
Coding bootcamps are pumping out graduates, but who should hire them?
DecodeMTL is all set to showcase a new batch of programmers ready to hit the job market. The coding bootcamp’s Demo Day will happen this F..
Google pours $4.5 million into Yoshua Bengio, MILA
MONTREAL — Artificial intelligence, once relegated to the realm of science fiction, is now found in everything from translation services t..
Deloitte unveils Fast 50 but just 7 from Quebec
Just seven tech companies from La Belle Province made it onto Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 program, and none of those teams made it into ..
Everything you need to know about SR&ED tax credits
By Earl Forman, CPA, CA, Partner and Mitchell Weiss, Senior Manager, Tax, Richter Montreal
Too often companies don’t know that they..
Cricket-made Naak bar ups the ante with crowdfund
The folks behind Naak energy bars for runners and athletes have launched a new crowdfunding campaign in an effort to ramp up production. T..
Q+A: WatchMojo CEO’s new book, ‘The 10-Year Overnight Success’
Anyone watching the Habs take on the New York Islanders last week may have noticed a peculiar sight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Behind ..
Challenge U, GradeSlam make 48Hrs in the Valley
A pair of Montreal startups are heading to San Francisco as part of the C100’s 48Hrs in the Valley program. Challenge U and GradeSlam were..
‘Afro music as it should be,’ Africa Moko app hits Indiegogo
The app that Montreal entrepreneur Anthony Omenya says will be the first to allow African music fans to stream music videos is vying for a..
Former Hab Georges Laraque cofounds new healthcare startup
Former NHL and Montreal Canadien heavyweight Georges Laraque and business partner Jason Frohlich have founded a health and wellness-focuse..
How a wise Quebec startup takes care of Sales Tax
Written by Laurent Moons
Sales tax is not usually the first thing on the minds of Quebec tech entrepreneurs, but there are compelli..
Laval biotech startup launches with ‘record-breaking’ $21 million
A new biotech startup in Laval targeting an oral treatment for venous lower limb ulcers is launching with serious capital at its disposal…