California’s Caspio opens data centre in Montreal, its first in Canada
Caspio, a low-code development platform for building online database applications, is unveiling its first data centre in Canada. The Santa..
Real estate information platform Local Logic raises $8 Million
Local Logic, a location intelligence platform that provides insights for homebuyers, real estate professionals and developers, today annou..
Lightspeed buys U.S. company ShopKeep for US$440 million
Montreal-headquartered Lightspeed POS is acquiring U.S. company ShopKeep for US$440 million in cash and shares.
ShopKeep helps business..
In a post-covid world, Whaleseeker bucks trend of purpose-profit startups
Emily Charry Tissier has a fun but challenging mission ahead of her along with her colleagues at Whaleseeker. The Montreal startup, recent..
Quebec City’s AddEnergie gets $53 million for electric vehicle charging stations
Quebec City’s AddEnergie Technologies is closing a series C round of funding worth $53 million.
The money will go towards expanding its..
AV&R, 3M team up to open new robotics lab in Saint-Bruno
Montreal-headquartered AV&R, together with 3M, will unveil its new Robotics Lab in Saint-Bruno this Thursday at 11 AM. The livestream for ..
ATW Tech expected to close on Semeon Analytics acquisition
ATW Tech expects its acquisition of Montreal’s Semeon Analytics to close on November 20, 2020, after due diligence has completed.
Montr..
Sollum Technologies gets another $3.15 million, this time from Technoclimat program
Investment organizations are continuing to jump on the Sollum Technologies train.
On Tuesday the company welcomed $3.15 million from th..
Upcoming tech events: MTL Connect, TechAide AI + AI4GOOD
With several noteworthy virtual tech events on the horizon, we wanted to give our readers a heads up on a few that we think will be valuab..
Mcgill, Laval, U of A researchers create affordable Covid bracelet for nursing homes
Researchers from three Canadian universities are teaming up to create a low-cost Covid-19 bracelet for seniors living in nursing homes.
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Techstars Montreal AI unveils 10 companies in new cohort
Techstars Montreal AI is unveiling its newest cohort of companies. This time around 10 companies will join the mentor-driven program. One ..
Unified Commerce Group acquires Frank and Oak
Unified Commerce Group is acquiring Frank and Oak, the Montreal fashion seller long hailed as a local success story in the tech community…
Montreal entrepreneurs of any age can now apply for the $20,000 Grant+ program
Montreal Inc‘s Grant+ program has changed its entry requirements and will now allow entrepreneurs of any age to apply for up to $20,000 in..
Omnirobotic gets $6.5 million from Fonds FTQ, EDC
Montreal robotics automation startup Omnirobotic is closing a $6.5 million ($5 million USD) funding round for its AI platform for factory ..
Lufa Farms builds ‘world’s biggest rooftop greenhouse’ in Ville Saint-Laurent
“A field can be the least efficient place to grow food,” Mike Zelkind told the Globe and Mail. “An indoor farm can produce more than 300 t..