Kids Code Jeunesse gets $8.1 million from federal CanCode program
Montreal-born Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) has received $8.1 million in funding from the Government of Canada’s CanCode program
The new cas..
Toronto’s Elevate takes over Startup Open House
Toronto’s Elevate tech festival is taking over the controls for Montreal’s Startup Open House.
Elevate, which bills itself as “the worl..
Quebec government investing $4 million in edge computing firm
The government of Quebec is investing $4 million in Ormuco, a Montreal-based edge computing firm.
Ormuco is a large, leading global sof..
Fintech app Hardbacon raises $800,000
Julien Brault’s Hardbacon app has raised $800,000 in funding through the use of the FrontFundr Equity Crowdfunding Portal. This amount inc..
Orbit MTL fund reveals $9 million in investments since launch
Real Ventures’ Orbit MTL fund has made 61 investments totalling $9 million in venture funding since coming into existence in July 2017. Th..
Montreal named North American top tech talent desination
Montreal is one of North America’s best destinations for tech talent, says a new report from the Toronto office of CBRE, the world’s large..
Digital healthcare startup Chronometriq expands to US
Montreal’s Chronometriq will partner with ELLKAY to fuel its new expansion as the healthcare productivity platform looks to conquer the U..
Computer vision experts Algolux partner with MILA to work on autonomous cars
What happens when we combine autonomous computer vision experts with the folks at Montreal’s MILA, the academic research institution dedic..
Ecofuel’s Boston program takes buy-in from both sides
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator program is offering a unique program for startups looking to expand into Boston.
The notable organizatio..
Landr’s AI music platform gets $26 million
Montreal’s Landr, an AI-powered platform for musicians, is raising $26 million in Series B investment money.
The round was led by Sony In..
Robots in the kitchen? It’s closer than you might think
Around the world more and more industries are leveraging new technologies and automation to make themselves more efficient, increase margi..
Prize winning startups at Startupfest 2019
The 9th edition of Startupfest wraps up today, this time at a warm and sunny Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame. Thousands of peo..
Montreal IoT leader Mnubo acquired by US-based Aspen Technology for $102M
18 months after raising a $16.5M series B round, Montreal headquartered Mnubo has been acquired by a Massachusetts-based maker of optimiza..
Sonder adds US $225 million in Herculean funding round
Sonder, a platform that provides thousands of short-term rentals around the world, is announcing a Series D round of funding totalling US ..
A portrait of Montreal’s startup ecosystem – by the numbers
The 9th edition of Montreal’s iconic Startupfest got into full swing on Wednesday and it was filled with networking, learning, interaction..