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Local university grads create eco-friendly spin bike that generates electricity
Can working out prove to be a source of untapped energy for our homes and gyms? A pair of young university graduates in Montreal have set ..
Amazon to purchase up to 2,500 Lion Electric vehicles, can acquire 20%
St. Jerome, Quebec’s Lion Electric will produce a giant order for Amazon for up to 2,500 all-electric Lion 6 and Lion 8 trucks by 2025. Mo..
Kargo electric utility vehicles a hit with Purolator, Ville de Montreal
A new type of innovative electric utility vehicle, made in Quebec, is proving to be a hit in Montreal with organizations like Purolator an..
Young Investors Challenge starts Monday; $10K in prizes
A trio of teenage students from Montreal are ready to hand out $10,000 in prizes to the winners of the Young Investors Challenge, which ru..
NASA will use Montreal’s Nuvu Cameras’ technology to discover new planets
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use the technology of one Montreal startup, Nuvu Cameras, aboard its upcoming journey to spa..
‘More organized and tighter than in Silicon Valley,’ French pharma company Servier tabs Montreal for new AI hub
Montreal is gaining yet another artificial intelligence hub, this one specializing in pharmaceutical research and development.
The newe..
Cycle Capital closes $145 million fund after crown corp joins as LP
Cycle Capital is closing a new $145-million cleantech fund, complete with a $10-million kicker from Export Development Canada, the Ottawa-..
Breather’s Future Uncertain Amid Fundamental Changes
What will 2021 hold for Montreal founded Breather? While no one knows for certain, someone making an educated guess might say “turbulence”..
IBM snaps up Montreal fintech outfit Expertus to bolster payment offerings
IBM is acquiring Montreal-based fintech company Expertus Technologies.
The acquisition makes IBM an end-to-end digital payments solutio..
Sonder to Create 700 Jobs in Montreal
Who says you can’t come home again?
During what looked like a Covid-19 press conference earlier today, Sonder cofounder Martin Picard a..
Video streaming company Haivision goes public on TSX
Real-time video streaming company Haivision Solutions is going public on the Toronto Stock Exchange for $30 million.
The Saint-Laurent ..
Montreal’s Blaise Transit, Ottawa’s RideShark partner up in transit space
Blaise Transit, a Montreal on-demand transit platform, has inked a partnership with RideShark, an Ottawa-based multimodal Mobility-as-a-Se..
AIfred Health Raises a “Healthy” Seed Financing Round
In the midst of a global pandemic, one might expect that Medtech companies could make for an attractive investment. Particularly startups ..
Montreal entrepreneur gets nod on Forbes 30 under 30: Energy list
A Montreal entrepreneur was named as part of Forbes’ 30 under 30: Energy list for 2021. HaiLa Technologies founder/CIO Charlotte Savage ea..
Element AI to be Sold to US Interests
Silicon Valley software company ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), a $100 billion American giant, has announced an agreement to acquire Montreal-base..