Banque Nationale launches a new $200 million fund
Banque Nationale is officially entering the venture capital game with its own fund.
The new National Bank SME Growth Fund, L.P. is bein..
Startupfest Celebrates 10th Anniversary under Covid-19
Startupfest, the crown jewel of events in Montreal related to the city’s innovation ecosystem, has just completed its 10th edition and it ..
New tech hires: Sylvain Carle joins SecondMuse Capital, Guillaume Mercier joins BDC Capital
Former Real Ventures partner Sylvain Carle is joining a new climate-focused fund while former Vention CMO Guillaume Mercier is joining BDC..
Smartphone diagnostic bot-maker BuyBack Booth gets $5.2 million
BuyBack Booth, a “Robot-as-a-Service” company that diagnoses a phone’s condition, is announcing $5.2 million in seed funding.
The round..
Fast-growing Maxa AI analyzed over $50 billion in annual transactions
Maxa AI, a Montreal-based AI platform provider focused on commercial performance for companies, is calling itself one of the fastest growi..
Montreal video streaming company Haivision acquires Denver-based competitor Teltoo
Montreal-based enterprise video streaming company Haivision is acquiring Teltoo, a Denver, Colorado-based competitor.
Haivision’s..
Montreal’s Flinks raises $16 million
Perhaps Montreal’s best known fintech, Flinks has today announced another $16 million flowing into its coffers. That includes just over $5..
Q1 VC Activity Up in Montreal
Hockeystick and BDO have released new stats on venture capital activity during Q1 here in Montreal.
$204 million in funding was raised ..
Could Algolux’s Atlas prove helpful in preventing Tesla autopilot crashes?
Tesla’s Autopilot once again failed to detect an object – this time driving straight into an overturned truck in Taiwan. For Montreal tech..
Behavox to Hire Hundreds in Montreal
New York headquartered Behavox is expanding its Montreal office from 75 to 400 employees, which when completed will make it the company’s ..
Frank And Oak Seeks Protection From Creditors
Le Journal de Québec is reporting that Montreal’s Frank & Oak, a long celebrated clothing e-retailer, has filed for bankruptcy protection ..
Sonder raises another $232 million, pivots to temp housing
Sonder is raising $232 million (US $170 million) on a 1.77 billion (US $1.3 billion) valuation. The news comes one year after the Montreal..
Silicon Valley’s loss during COVID turns into Diagram’s gain
This isn’t the first time Maeghan Smulders has been in the news for a high-profile job-related story. Back in 2012, outlets like the Toron..
Aerospace company GHGSat gets $28 million from Quebec government, others, will create 173 jobs
GHGSat company is getting $28 million from the Government of Quebec through Investissement Quebec, and others. The ambitious, two-phas..
3D visualization software-maker PreVu3D raises $2.5 million
Montreal’s PreVu3D will double its headcount after raising $2.5 million in capital from Brightspark Ventures.
PreVu3D provides a softwa..