Blockstream raises $55 million Series A
Blockstream, which develops sidechain technology meant to improve blockchain, announced a huge $55 million Series A. The Montreal-based…
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Montreal-based Radialpoint becomes Appdirect’s fifth acquisition
AppDirect, a San Francisco-based cloud service commerce platform, announced that it has acquired Montreal-based Radialpoint.…
Crew’s new office is part coffee shop, part coworking space, part 1920s bank
Connecting creative people runs through the blood of the Crew business; the Montreal-based startup provides a platform featuring…
PetalMD acquires Montreal-based startup Medago
PetalMD, a 26,000-strong network for Canadian physicians, announced that it has acquired Montreal-based startup Medago. Medago…
Hurrier rebrands to foodora
Back in September, Toronto-based Hurrier was acquired by Rocket Internet-owned Foodora, which initially launched its on-demand…
Amazon Web Services opening first Canada region in Montreal
Amazon Web Services, which provides cloud computing infrastructure and application services, has chosen Montreal as its next…
Startup jobs of the week: Tiny Hearts, theScore, SweetIQ, SurePath Capital Partners, Grow
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Hexoskin Smart hits crowdfunding goal in less than a day
Two years after Hexoskin raised 166 percent of its crowdfunding goal for its “World’s First Biometric Smart Shirt”,…
OMsignal announces new smart bra and OMrun platform
Did you know that Montreal-based smart clothing startup OMsignal’s first product wasn’t a shirt? This is what the company…
Desjardins launches innovation lab with city of Montreal
While a recent EY report found that most companies aren’t effectively implementing innovation strategies, Desjardins…
Startup jobs of the week: Klick, Tab Payments, Brightspark Ventures, Repable, mnubo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
US-based coworking space WeWork expanding to Montreal and Toronto
Coworking spaces are an important part of startup culture. The ability to collaborate with other founders in a similar struggle…
Hexoskin raises $1.3 million in second round of financing
As part of an exciting year for Montreal-based smart shirt maker Hexoskin — which already partnered with Best Buy earlier…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…
FounderFuel announces graduating startups for fall 2015 cohort
Montreal-based FounderFuel, an accelerator for early stage web, mobile, and SaaS startups, announced the graduating companies…