Launch of Montreal’s Digital Spring celebrates the intersection of fashion and tech
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The official launch of the Digital Spring’s season, a platform that promotes…
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Amazon Web Services opens applications for $50,000 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge
Applications are open for Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, which awards up to $50,000…
LANDR partners with ASCAP to provide unlimited mastering to 600,000 composers
LANDR, a Montreal-based audio mastering platform, is partnering with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers…
Now an international company, Dax Dasilva explains why Lightspeed is committed to Canada
In 2005, Dax Dasilva saw an opportunity to develop point-of-sale software that would give small retailers a chance to compete…
MTL NewTech panel says open data will enable Montreal to be a smart city
Named the world’s top intelligent community by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) in 2016, it’s clear that Montreal…
Electronic Arts plans to invest $500 million in Quebec’s video game industry over 10 years
Video game publisher Electronic Arts, one of the industry’s largest publishers, has pledged to invest $500 million CAD into…
Product Tank panel explains how tech can create a better future for transportation
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. ProductTank is a meetup that brings together product managers to exchange…
Legal IT conference explores AI’s potential uses in Canada’s justice system
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Young Bar of Montreal once again organized its Legal.IT event, a one-day…
QueerTech MTL panel says it’s not just up to managers to support diversity in a company
Does diversity drive innovation? That was the big question at this past Thursday’s Queer Tech MTL event, which brought together…
Crew sold to Dribbble as co-founders turn focus to Unsplash
In January, Crew co-founder Mikael Cho wrote that curated photography platform Unsplash — a spinoff of the Crew — would…
Today in funding: JobBliss, Casalova, Anomera
This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Sharethebus rebrands to Bus.com, raises $6.5 million Series A
Montreal-based Sharethebus has rebranded to Bus.com on the heels of a $6.5 million Series A round. The round is led by Jackson…
Google’s Women Techmakers sets foundation for supportive community of Montreal women in tech
When Annie Caron and Laurence de Villers realized they were among the only female members of their classes at École de technologie…
CEO Frederic Lalonde explains how traveller anxiety fuelled Hopper’s successful pivot
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, Frederic Lalonde, the CEO of Hopper, discussed how the Montreal-based company went…
City of Montreal, UQAM, Tourisme Montréal launch tourism-focused incubator
The Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Tourisme Montréal and the City of Montréal, and the City of Montreal have…