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A year in review: the top Montreal tech stories of 2018
Several fascinating developments happened in Montreal’s tech community over the course of 2018.
For starters, we continued a nice, grow..
TandemLaunch gets $5 million from Government of Canada initiative
Montreal’s TandemLaunch, a company creator and seed fund focused on creating, incubating and accelerating early-stage technology start-ups..
Hopper inks one of the largest VC deals in Canadian history
Montreal-headquartered Hopper today secured one of the largest VC deals in Canadian history: $100 million in Series D capital from a group..
Microsoft Research Montreal moving to former pizza factory
Microsoft Research Montreal will relocate its state-of-the-art lab and office to a new facility in Mile-Ex being developed by Canderel and..
“The best place in North America to eat, and the best place in North America for AI”
Last Tuesday, McGill University hosted the second annual Montreal AI Symposium, which aims to gather “experts and professionals interested..
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..
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..
WMNinTECH: on BDC’s “Women In Tech: Finding Opportunity on the Challenging Path to Success”
On Wednesday, May 23, BDC, BDO and MontrealNewTech hosted an event at Salon 1861 called “Women In Tech: Finding Opportunity on the Challen..
Deloitte opens 2018 Technology Fast 50 applications
Attention, startups in Montreal: Deloitte has opened up the application period for its 2018 Technology Fast 50 program.
Every year, Del..
Look: FounderFuel unveils seven new startups
Montreal tech accelerator FounderFuel is unveiling its newest batch of seven startups.
From food robotics to bird deterrence, this year..
Hospitality-helpers Stay22 get seed funding from 7 Gates, Real Ventures
Stay22, a Montreal startup that improves the event-goer experience, has attracted $750,000 in seed funding from 7 Gates Ventures, Real Ven..
Smart agricultural startup Motorleaf receives seed round funding
Montreal agricultural startup Motorleaf has closed a $2.85M investment to aid their development of smart agriculture technology.
Motorl..
Montreal raises most startup funding of any Canadian city in 2017
PwC Canada and CB Insights have released their MoneyTree report analyzing Canadian VC activity for 2017. And in a year where Canadian comp..
Friday’s Fashiontech Festival will challenge prevailing narratives
After a chat with Fashiontech Festival director Valérie Lamontagne, we’re certain this weekend’s event will provoke real, meaningful discu..
500 Startups unveils 21st cohort with strong Canadian presence
Seven Canadian teams were unveiled Tuesday afternoon as part of the 21st cohort of 500 Startups‘ notable accelerator program.
In total,..