FounderFuel Fall Demo Day 2014
Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program Fall 2014 Demo Day is today and if you’re unable to attend the experience in person, you can watch the…
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Extreme Startups, FounderFuel and GrowLab to Put on Joint Pitch Event at Startup Fest
Three of Canada’s longest-serving accelerator programs are putting on a joint pitching event for BDC-backed startups at this week’s International Startup Festival. Two startups…
FounderFuel’s Accelerator Rally is Coming Back to the International Startup Festival
Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program and the International Startup Festival are throwing their second annual Accelerator Rally after last year’s well-executed inaugural event. This day-long…
Former Twitter Developer Advocate Joins FounderFuel as New Head
Sylvain Carle, a former senior developer advocate at Twitter, will lead Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program as it ventures into a new chapter following the…
FounderFuel Brass Will Admit One Startup That Pitches Them At Startup Fest This Summer
Montreal startup accelerator FounderFuel will accept one startup into its next cohort while at this summer’s International Startup Festival. “All you have to do…
Here’s the Six FounderFuel Startups Who Will Pitch at Tonight’s DemoDay
Six Canadian startups will pitch to a crowd of over 800 investors, media personnel and startup enthusiasts tonight at Teatro Rialto in Montreal’s Mile…
FounderFuel Head Ian Jeffrey Resigns, Will Join PasswordBox as VP Marketing
Ian Jeffrey is leaving the accelerator program that he helped build to 45 portfolio companies over five cohorts to join Montreal startup PasswordBox as…
The Vanhawks Valour SmartBike Blows By Kickstarter Target, Passes $200K
The Vanhawks Valour smartbike has officially blown by its initial crowdfunding goal, doubling up on its $100,000 target on Kickstarter. Currently standing at just…
The World’s First Smart, Connected Bike is Now on Kickstarter
Montreal-based and new FounderFuel startup Vanhawks has launched its highly anticipated crowdfunding campaign for its smart, connected bicycle. The startup calls it the first…
“Nobody Gives a S*** Anymore”: Life As a Failed Startup CEO
Last month I attended a startup event called FailCamp, which sought to bring entrepreneurs together to celebrate failure. It ended up as a collective…
The Truth About Accelerators: Some Accelerate Success, Others Accelerate Failure
It wasn’t exactly the shining start that FounderFuel general manager Ian Jeffrey envisioned for one of the startup accelerator’s new companies. It was Spring…
A Four-Month Stint in NYC Helped This Canadian Startup Pivot (And Maybe Even Raise)
Things are going pretty well right now for Now In Store, the Montreal-founded startup that previously went through the FounderFuel accelerator program as a…
FounderFuel Joins Global Accelerators for Combined Silicon Valley DemoDay
Montreal’s FounderFuel Accelerator program is hitting the road next week, along with two other accelerator programs from Australia and England. Sydney-based Startmate, London-based SeedCamp…