Lightspeed’s new CFO vows to help company become “Canada’s next great technology story”
Lightspeed, Canada’s leading point-of-sale and e-commerce software provider, appointed Brandon Nussey as CFO on April 25. Nussey joins the..
Interview with Unsplash App Developer Olivier Collet
“You guys are incredible! I can’t wait to share about it.” That feedback from an early adopter of the new Unsplash iOS app is enough to ma..
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..
Workmode: Masha Krol reveals the neurological evidence of empathy
Welcome to Workmode, the podcast from our friends at Dynamo.
Masha Krol led design crews at IBM and Kinaxis, and co-founded Postca..
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..
Techstars Montreal AI wants to connect your startup to the world
«Any company sporting a little AI in its business model can apply». That’s how badly Techstars, the prestigious Colorado-based fund and se..
McGill AI for Social Good summer lab for women returns for a second year
After the success of last year’s inaugural program, AI for Social Good is back for a second year.
McGill Innovation launched the one mo..
Female-led XpertSea raises $10 million Series A to make aquaculture more sustainable and profitable
Aquaculture startup XpertSea has announced it has raised $10 million in Series A financing to further its mission to make aquaculture more..
The Fundica Roadshow returns to Montreal on May 1st
The Fundica Roadshow is back for its sixth edition, and a partnership with Panache Ventures means startups have a chance at $500,000 in in..
The Big Lie of Venture Capital
I was part of the problem. As a journalist covering the startup ecosystem, rag-to-riches startup stories were my bread and butter. I’m not..
Retrigo brings health and wellness to the forefront with their new booking platform
Founded in 2017, Retrigo brings a fresh approach to booking your next holiday. The start-up offers retreat packages centered around a spec..
Free flights and free passes to Startupfest 2018, applications now open to pitch onstage
Startupfest 2018 is coming up fast, and today the festival announced that applications are now open to pitch onstage for the premium and k..
Former Google and Blackberry execs join iNovia team as GPs as the VC expands to London
iNovia Capital announced by way of a blog post this morning that Patrick Pichette (formerly the CFO of Google), and Dennis Kavelman (forme..