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Lufa Farms builds ‘world’s biggest rooftop greenhouse’ in Ville Saint-Laurent
“A field can be the least efficient place to grow food,” Mike Zelkind told the Globe and Mail. “An indoor farm can produce more than 300 t..
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..
Sollum’s smart LED lighting solution for greenhouse growers gets $5 million investment
Montreal tech company Sollum has found itself in a strong position going forward. With a new $5 million investment it will look to acceler..
GroceryHero connects grocery shoppers with crucial (and hungry) medical workers
Five friends have created a handy app that connects front line medical workers with a volunteer grocery shopper in their neighbourhood. Al..
Fasken publishes centralized COVID-19 information centre
The folks at Fasken, one of the largest business law firms in Canada, are actively publishing a handy, centralized Coronavirus information..
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…
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..
Concordia’s D3 will now offer soft landing in NYC for startups
Concordia University’s District 3 Innovation Centre is offering a soft landing program in New York City for its associated startups. Accor..
Dragons’ Den Audition Tour coming to Montreal
Interested in pitching CBC’s Dragons’ Den under the bright lights? You could be in luck. The hit television show will stop in Montreal fro..
RenoRun gets US $22.5 million in Series A money
Montreal-headquartered RenoRun, a construction material delivery service is bringing on US $22.5 million in series A venture funding.
T..
Breather gets new CTO with eyes on hiring in Montreal
Breather, the Montreal-based company that offers on-demand quiet spaces to work and relax, is bringing on a new chief technology officer (..
Goldman Sachs-backed fintech company Nuvei completes mammoth acquisition of Israeli competitor
Montreal-based payment processing company Nuvei – formerly known as Pivotal Payments – has completed its acquisition of Israeli competitor..
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..
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..
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..