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Montreal’s Sonder raises $110 million
Montreal-based startup Sonder, which rents out hotel-quality apartments through Airbnb and other websites, said Thursday it has raised $11..
Centech’s Propulsion accelerator announces new Fall ’18 cohort
Centech‘s Propulsion accelerator program in Montreal is announcing six new startups that will join its fall 2018 cohort.
Centech is par..
Pair of Montreal startups land investment from BDC’s Women in Technology fund
Two startups in Montreal are among four total recipients of investment from the BDC’s new $200 million Women in Technology fund.
The tw..
McGill University + Centech incubator to create joint medtech cohort
McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine will join forces with Centech, the École de Technologie Supérieure’s startup incubator, to acceler..
Transit users can now use the app to hail Teo Taxis
A pair of Montreal-based mobility startups are teaming up so that users of the Transit app will be able to book Teo Taxi trips.
Transit..
First Ever Desjardins “Data Cup” Winner Crowned by Distinguished Panel
Complex Desjardins played host to the 2018 Data Cup on Tuesday night. Hundreds of hackers, coders and other techies were on hand for the ..
Ubisoft, Concordia University offshoot create Innovation Factory for AR, VR
Ubisoft and Galilei, a Concordia University company, will together unveil a new incubation program for augmented and mixed reality compani..
GradeSlam adds ex-Google machine learning expert
GradeSlam today announced it has added ex-Google machine learning engineer and “education leader” Luis Serrano to its advisory board.
Ser..
Business flocks to Montreal as high-tech job growth increases
Montreal’s high tech and creative sectors are once again flexing their muscles. The city saw 3.6 per cent in job growth last year, putting..
Banque Nationale, Mobeewave team up to launch EasyPay solution
Banque Nationale clients will now get the chance to use a new mobile point-of-sale feature created through a partnership with the bank and..
NorthOne raises seed round for mobile digital-only banking platform
Montreal fintech startup NorthOne has closed a $2 million seed round from investors Peter Graham, Tom Williams and Ferst Capital Partners…
Shopify buys Montreal startup Return Magic to beef up return game
Shopify’s own collection of unique apps and the developers that create them is paying dividends.
The Canadian ecommerce engine has acqu..
Recap: the International Forum of the Americas’ Discussion on AI
Thursday, June 14th, concluded the 4-day International Forum of the Americas in Montreal, self-described as “committed to heightening know..
This is why the email is far from dead!
Lexop, the Montreal-based, soon-to-be 500 Startups alumni, is solving the traceability of digital assets conundrum the old-fashioned way: via email.
Holt FinTech Accelerator Set to Launch in Montreal
Canada’s First FinTech Lab with an Associated AI Lab to Begin Inaugural Cohort This Fall
Innovation is difficult. Especially in the fie..