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White Star Capital raises $230 million, will invest in 20 new companies
White Star Capital, an early-stage venture fund mostly based in Montreal, is raising US $180 million to help international startups go glo..
Deloitte opens 2018 Technology Fast 50 applications
Attention, startups in Montreal: Deloitte has opened up the application period for its 2018 Technology Fast 50 program.
Every year, Del..
Look: FounderFuel unveils seven new startups
Montreal tech accelerator FounderFuel is unveiling its newest batch of seven startups.
From food robotics to bird deterrence, this year..
Hospitality-helpers Stay22 get seed funding from 7 Gates, Real Ventures
Stay22, a Montreal startup that improves the event-goer experience, has attracted $750,000 in seed funding from 7 Gates Ventures, Real Ven..
Montreal’s Unito nabs seed funding from Mistral, 500 Startups
Montreal-based Unito has raised $2M in seed funding.
Per Funding Portal, the round was led by Mistral Venture Partners with help from 5..
Smart agricultural startup Motorleaf receives seed round funding
Montreal agricultural startup Motorleaf has closed a $2.85M investment to aid their development of smart agriculture technology.
Motorl..
University student apps OOHLALA Mobile and Dublabs merge companies
The pair of leading university/college mobile platforms for student engagement are charging forward together.
OOHLALA Mobile says there..
Friday’s Fashiontech Festival will challenge prevailing narratives
After a chat with Fashiontech Festival director Valérie Lamontagne, we’re certain this weekend’s event will provoke real, meaningful discu..
500 Startups unveils 21st cohort with strong Canadian presence
Seven Canadian teams were unveiled Tuesday afternoon as part of the 21st cohort of 500 Startups‘ notable accelerator program.
In total,..
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..
Canadian startups find that elusive handshake at CTA@Boston
Ten years and 30 minutes is how Tim Vasko explains it. That’s what it took for the Vancouver-based CEO of Finaeos to meet with Microsoft.
..
Humble beginnings keep Microsoft-acquired Maluuba on the straight and narrow
There are no Ping-Pong tables or beer kegs at Maluuba’s Peel street office. There’s no receptionist to enthusiastically tell you to wait. ..
Sharethebus, now Bus.com, gets $6.5 million
I saw two familiar faces that had recently been hired on at Sharethebus as I walked up to their office building on Parc avenue Tuesday. Af..
Fashion startups strut the runway at Montreal’s Digital Spring
Montreal’s McCord Museum was packed full of cocktailers Thursday night as Montreal’s Digital Spring celebrated its opening.
Mayor Denis..
Quebec Government allots $100 million to create an artificial intelligence super-cluster
On March 28th, the Quebec Minister of Finance Carlos Leitão tabled the government of Quebec’s 2017 budget.
Among the key measures is an..