Many searching for opportunity as the tech world feels COVID’s squeeze
The tech world is feeling COVID’s squeeze as layoffs become reality. But others are in line to prosper.
If you’ve been following tech n..
Startupfest will award pitch prizes virtually this year
Startupfest is making an expected $1 million in prizes and investments available to startups despite having no physical event this summer…
Montreal’s startup community bands together amid COVID crisis
Individuals and companies in Montreal’s startup community are encouraging people to make online purchases at local companies during the CO..
Elisabeth Laett Joins Holt Accelerator as Managing Partner
Earlier this month, one of Canada’s most powerful women in fintech, Elisabeth Laett joined Montreal’s Holt Fintech Accelerator as Managing..
Gameloft Offers Small Gifts During Increased Game Play
Gameloft has more than 4000 employees worldwide, including 477 in Montreal. All of them are suddenly working from home because of the Covi..
City’s Tech Sector Pivots to Tackle Covid-19
Life in Canada changed over night last week when measures to combat the Covid-19 virus began coming into effect across the board. This imp..
Metro to build $420 million high-tech distribution centre in Terrebonne
Ontario and Quebec grocery chain Metro Inc. is investing $420 million towards the construction of a new distribution centre outside of Mon..
Montreal-founded NorthOne gets $21 million
NorthOne, mobile, tech-powered bank account built for American business, is getting US $21 million in venture capital.
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Startupfest cancelled: tech conference calls off 2020 event
Startupfest won’t have its annual tech conference event this summer. The news was confirmed by founder Phil Telio on Tuesday.
“We have ta..
GradeSlam rebrands, raises $7.5 million
GradeSlam, the education company founded by McGill University graduates Philip Cutler and Roberto Cipriani, announced today that it raised..
Sportlogiq hires new COO
Montreal sports analytics tech company Sportlogiq is hiring its new COO in Mitchell Wasserman. The new Sportlogiq COO was announced on Mon..
Working Toward Gender Parity in the Montreal Tech Scene
“We’ve done something really great in Montreal” says Marie-Gabrielle Ayoub, Co-Founder of Le Wagon Montreal.
Their class of winter 2020..
Genysys acquires Montreal’s nGUVU gamified solutions
Genesys, a global company that provides cloud customer experience and contact center solutions, has acquired its long-standing partner, nG..
Canada Life First to Make Virtual Health Care a Standard Benefit
This morning Canada Life announced it has selected Montreal’s Dialogue Technologies to supply it with a virtual health care solution for i..
Marty Reaume Named Chief People Officer at Lightspeed
Lightspeed POS is at it again. In an effort to actually execute the hiring of hundreds of people across multiple continents, the company h..