Today in company updates: Zambah, Maluuba
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Montréal
Amazon opens data centres in Montreal thanks to lower hydro costs
Fearing the high costs of hydro in Ontario, one of the world’s largest tech companies is fleeing to Quebec. Amazon recently…
Big Bang Techno celebrates Montreal’s mission to be a smart city
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Big Bang Techno is an event created in collaboration with InnoCité MTL, a…
Montreal-based Felix & Paul partners with 20th Century Fox to develop VR experiences
20th Century Fox is partnering with Montreal-based Felix & Paul to create VR experiences for Fox properties. The partnership…
Today in company updates: VarageSale, Jibestream, AmpMe, SweetIQ
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Delve Labs raises $1.5 million seed round to help companies fight cyber attacks with AI platform
Montreal-based Delve Labs, which develops vulnerability assessment software, announced $1.5 million in seed funding from Real…
Hopper raises $82 million Series C as it celebrates 10 million downloads
Montreal-based Hopper, a mobile app that analyzes and predicts airfare, has secured an $82 million Series C. The Series C was…
Ecofuel seeking cleantech startups for its spring 2017 cohort
Montreal-based Ecofuel, a Cycle Capital Management-founded accelerator dedicated to growing cleantech startups, is now seeking…
ProductTank MTL says lack of trust, human need for control biggest barriers to AI adoption
Humankind has a deep-rooted discomfort with artificial intelligence. There’s a reason why films like 2001: A Space Odyssey,…
Founder Institute says its Canadian companies have collectively raised $7 million
As the year comes to an end, Founder Institute, a global seed accelerator founded in Silicon Valley, released numbers on its…
Montreal-based Element AI first organization to receive investment from Microsoft Ventures
Microsoft Ventures recently made its first investment as part of a new fund for artificial intelligence initiatives. The Montreal-based…
Today in product updates: RateHub, Frank + Oak, TouchBistro
In the past few weeks, Canadian companies have been launching updates to take their platforms to the next level. Here’s…
Queer Tech MTL shares stories of entrepreneurship, resilience, and persistence
At a typical Q&A with a tech founder/CEO, you’ll hear a lot about business failures, determination, finding a niche,…
Yoshua Bengio says rise of AI can lead to inequalities if wealth not redistributed fairly
If you click on just about any tech publication, you’re bound to find at least one, if not a handful of articles about artificial…
Report: startups contribute $704.6M to Montreal economy per year
While a number of reports have examined the growth and progress of startup ecosystems in Toronto, Waterloo, and Silicon Valley,…