AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026
Montréal tech conference doled out more than $800,000 in pitch prizes.
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Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots
At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.
Founders reveal their biggest mistakes and luckiest breaks at Startupfest
CEOs of Stay22, Medeloop, Toothpod, and GridBank give the brutal truth about running startups.
How Summit Lithium’s Amanda Hall emerged from the investment “valley of death”
Cleantech founder kicked off Startupfest event focused on impact investing.
Harley Finkelstein’s Startupfest talk interrupted by protester
Shopify president asked about support for Israel’s actions in Gaza while speaking with Georges St-Pierre.
At Startupfest, Georges St-Pierre and Harley Finkelstein compare notes on fear, focus, and ambition
UFC champ and Shopify president kick off Montréal tech conference with fireside chat.
AI4Eyes sets its sights on faster dry eye diagnoses in Montréal clinics
Healthtech startup will start testing new tech as part of Quebec-backed medtech initiative.
Paraito raises $2.65 million to automate grunt work for Québec notaries
Inovia-backed startup out of Montréal is using AI to speed up real estate title searches.
Hopper to pay $35 million USD to settle US FTC suit over “hidden fees”
US federal regulator says Montréal travel app’s previous tech unfairly charged customers.
Stathera raises $55 million USD for semiconductor clock tech amid data centre boom
CEO says there’s “no reason” precision timing tech can’t be built in Canada.
Deep Sky delivers North America’s first direct air capture carbon credits
Montréal-based company’s Alberta facility pulled carbon straight out of the air on behalf of RBC and Microsoft.
Q&A: Why Alistair Croll built a virtual conference just for AI agents
Debuting next month at Startupfest, Envoi is “Moltbook, but a conference.”
Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgies
Canadian co-founded, New York-based investment intelligence platform will expand Montréal office with new funding.
Qubic raises $2.5 million USD to commercialize quantum signal amplifiers
Two Small Fish-led seed round will help scale manufacturing of Qubic’s cryogenic amplifiers.
Canadian surgical AI startup wins VivaTech pitch contest
Reveal Life Science uses molecular vision to detect cancers during surgery.