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Potloc CEO lands cover shot for 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30
It’s been a pretty nice week for Rodolphe Barrere, the CEO of Montreal-based startup Potloc.
On Monday, Barrere was named to the 2021 ..
Carebook acquires InfoTech after closing $11 million credit facility
Montreal digital health company Carebook is acquiring Winnipeg-based health and productivity risk management firm InfoTech Inc. The price ..
Diagram Ventures signals first close on $60 million growth fund
Montreal company creator Diagram Ventures is announcing the the first close of its $60 million ‘Opportunity Fund.’
Diagram is a firm th..
Unsplash acquired by Seattle’s Getty Images
Unsplash, the Montreal-based free image library created by founder Mikael Cho, is being acquired by Getty Images.
Cho said Unsplash wil..
Montreal’s MT Lab gets $10 million for tourism innovation fund
MT Lab, a Montreal-based startup accelerator for tourism and entertainment companies, has received a five-year, $10 million commitment fro..
Hopper takes $170 Million in deal led by Capital One
Hopper, the Montreal and Boston-built travel app, has raised $170 million in capital through Capital One. As part of the deal, Hopper will..
AppDirect gets $54 million government loan for 730 job-creator
San Francisco’s AppDirect, which employs about 190 people in its Montreal office, will take $54 million loan from Invest Quebec. The money..
Massive Indian consultancy firm TCS to hire 500 in new Montreal office
India’s Tata Consultancy (TCS) will hire 500 new employees as it fills out its new Montreal office. The group is moving into a new 9,500-s..
Montreal’s CHUM hospital turns to AI to learn about COVID
Montreal’s CHUM Hosputal (Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal) will partner with AI startup My Intelligent Machines (MIMs) to f..
Inovia Capital raises new $560 million fund
Inovia Capital is raising a new fund worth $560 million ($450 million USD) in order to support more mature companies beyond the startup st..
Lion Electric gets $100 million in government cash for new battery plant
Lion Electric will construct a new battery plant in St-Jerome, north of Montreal, armed with $100 million in cash from the Canadian and Qu..
Montreal chatbot startup Heyday grabs $6.5 million
Montreal’s Heyday.AI is raising $6.5 million ($5.1 million USD) in funding led by Innovobot and Desjardins Capital, per Techcrunch.
CMO..
Vancouver’s Boast.AI raises $126 million, opens Montreal office
Vancouver-based Boast.AI will hire up to 25 people and open a new Montreal office after the company raised $126 million ($100 million USD)..
Canscan selected to Washington’s maritime accelerator
Montreal AI startup Canscan has earned a ticket to the state of Washington’s upcoming Maritime Accelerator program.
Canscan’s AI techno..
Lion Electric will build 10 electric buses for LAUSD
St. Jerome’s Lion Electric will build 10 electric buses for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in..