Canadian government investing $13 million in satellite company NorthStar Earth and Space
The Canadian government has announced a $13 million investment in NorthStar Earth and Space, a Montreal-based startup that…
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Coveo expanding Montreal office to support 300 hires
Montreal-based Coveo announced that it will expand its office to accommodate 300 employees it hopes to hire by 2020. This adds…
Mobeewave raises $22 million to enable contactless payments for businesses
Montreal-based Mobeewave has announced that it has closed a $22 million CAD ($16.5 million USD) Series B led by NewAlpha Asset…
Intelistyle raises $600,000 for AI fashion stylist
London-based Intelistyle has received $600,000 in funding in a seed round led by Metavallon VC. The seed funding will be used…
With new LP Telus Ventures, Panache Ventures ups fund target to $50 million
Panache Ventures has added Telus Ventures as an LP in its fund, increasing its fund target from $40 million to $50 million.…
Former Google, OpenText CFOs join Lightspeed’s board
Lightspeed is adding four new members to its board of directors in the “midst of pivotal growth,” according to…
Canada FinTech Forum awards four startups over $300,000
Four Canadian startups won top honours at the FinTech Startup Pitch Contest, which took place during the 2018 Canada FinTech…
Dialogue acquires AI tool that automates medical evaluation
Montreal-based Dialogue has acquired DXA, an AI tool meant to replicate how an ER doctor’s brain thinks. “We built…
Transit raises $17.5 million Series B to enable multimodal transportation
Montreal-based Transit has raised $17.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Alliance Ventures, a five-year $1…
Government reveals seven recipients of $50 million in VCCI funding
The Canadian government has revealed the seven recipients of $50 million total from the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative,…
Good AI Capital opens Montreal office to support its $40 million USD fund
Silicon Valley venture fund Good AI Capital is opening an office in Montreal. The new office will be focused on investing in…
Yoshua Bengio explains the limits and potential of AI at #Activate18
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Last week, Activate’s two-day conference on artificial intelligence (AI)…
Canada FinTech Forum seeing 10 startups pitch for $230,000 in prizes
Finance Montréal will be hosting the sixth edition of the Canada FinTech Forum from October 29 to 31 at the Palais des congrès…
Lightspeed launches index to help businesses find growth opportunities
Montreal-based retail point-of-sale company Lightspeed has unveiled a Retail Success Index (RSI), which is meant to help businesses…
Entr raises $1.3 million to scale event planning marketplace
Montreal-based event planner platform Entr has raised a $1.13 million seed round with several investors, including iNovia Capital,…