Techstars hosts first AI Demo Day in Montreal
Techstars Montreal AI revealed the nine companies graduating from its first accelerator program at its Demo Day at the Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal on…
#Startupfest panel explains how to pitch your AI company to investors
On Friday, Startupfest raced through the future of AR, covering how to raise money as an AI startup—and whether or not you need to….
#Startupfest tackles Canada’s scaleup problem
Thursday morning at Startupfest Montreal kicked off with a State of the Nation presentation from Startup Genome CEO JF Gauthier, who debunked scaleup myths….
Hustle Fund’s Elizabeth Yin explains how to build a competitive accelerator at #Startupfest
Elizabeth Yin, general partner and co-founder of Hustle Fund, took to the stage at Startupfest on Wednesday to explain how accelerators can differentiate themselves…
CannabisFest explores how entrepreneurs can prepare for legalization
During Startupfest’s CannabisFest, cannabis entrepreneurs joined industry specialists and investors in Montreal on Tuesday for a day of discussions around business opportunities come Canadian…
C2 Montreal panel: Lack of education, slow gov’t regulation delaying widespread blockchain adoption
At C2 Montreal this week — Montreal’s largest business conference — it was surprising that only about 20 percent of the audience at the…
Montreal Founder Institute Demo Day sees two founders share $5,000 top prize
The Montreal Founder Institute (FI) hosted its first public demo day this week at the Rialto Theatre, graduating nine companies from its four-month intensive…
Montreal-based Leadweb wants to build a blockchain-focused supercluster
Montreal-based web and mobile app development company Leadweb is planning to go ahead with its proposed supercluster without government funding. Founded in 2012, Leadweb…
Canada FinTech Forum panel shares what banks need to adopt smart contracts
Three main points arose during the Smart Contracts and Financial Services panel at the 2017 Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal: smart contracts are only…
#NACOSummit panel explains when companies should use AI
Last week, more than 450 angel investors, entrepreneurs, and other key industry players came together at the annual NACO World Angel Investment Summit in…