Lightspeed a Money Lender, Reports $20M Loss
Montreal’s favorite point of sale startup turned scaleup turned public company is now offering loans to certain customers it pre-qualifies..
Le Wagon coding school officially launches data science program in Montreal
Le Wagon, a coding school that brings technical know-how to creative minds, is launching its data science program in Montreal. The coding ..
Montreal’s Mobeewave acquired by Apple
Montreal FinTech Mobeewave has been making it possible for anyone to accept money using their phone since 2011, digitizing in-person peer-..
Holt Accelerator unveils 2020 fintech cohort
Montreal’s Holt accelerator program is revealing the eight fintech startups in its 2020 cohort. The selected companies came from as far as..
BusPatrol to Open MTL Office – Hire 150
Virginia based BusPatrol, a technology company specializing in school transportation safety is expanding to Montreal and plans to hire at ..
Dialogue Raises $43 million Series B+
2016 was the perfect time to found a tele-health startup. Though it’s unlikely that the three Co-founders of Dialogue (Alexis Smirnov, Ann..
Digital pharmacy app Medzy gets $2 million
Medzy.ca, a Montreal-based digital pharmacy platform that connects patients with pharmacists, is receiving $2 million in capital.
The n..
Quebec Ends University Tech Transfer Offices
On July 14 Quebec’s Ministry of Economy and Innovation announced the creation of a new organization to promote public research. Its missio..
Fintech app Mylo is now Moka, expands to France
Montreal-based saving and investing app Mylo is rebranding to Moka and expanding to France.
“We’re expanding to France to help millenni..
Montreal-based SCALE AI invests $29 million in five AI projects
SCALE AI, the Montreal-based AI investment firm funded by both the Canadian and Quebec governments, is investing another $29 million in fi..
Hardbacon gets $50,000 to help predict stocks using AI research
Hardbacon is on the receiving end of a $50,000 conditional funding for an artificial intelligence research and development project to pred..
Banque Nationale launches a new $200 million fund
Banque Nationale is officially entering the venture capital game with its own fund.
The new National Bank SME Growth Fund, L.P. is bein..
Startupfest Celebrates 10th Anniversary under Covid-19
Startupfest, the crown jewel of events in Montreal related to the city’s innovation ecosystem, has just completed its 10th edition and it ..
New tech hires: Sylvain Carle joins SecondMuse Capital, Guillaume Mercier joins BDC Capital
Former Real Ventures partner Sylvain Carle is joining a new climate-focused fund while former Vention CMO Guillaume Mercier is joining BDC..
Smartphone diagnostic bot-maker BuyBack Booth gets $5.2 million
BuyBack Booth, a “Robot-as-a-Service” company that diagnoses a phone’s condition, is announcing $5.2 million in seed funding.
The round..