Three projects win $100,000 in prizes from Québec’s Post-COVID competition
The winners of Post-COVID, a virtual competition launched in April by Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, and Google Canada, have been announced. The competition was…
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L’Institut quantique becomes the first IBM Q Hub in Canada
L’Institut quantique (IQ), a research organization located at the University of Sherbrooke in Québec, is joining the IBM Q Network as an IBM Q…
Scale AI invests $10 million to create ten AI university chairs across Canada
Québec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI is investing $10 million to support the creation of at least ten university chairs dedicated to AI…
AlayaCare, Dialogue among projects receiving $3.4 million from Scale AI supercluster
Quebec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI has invested $3.4 million into eight projects that are focused on solutions addressing challenges brought on by…
Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, Google launch Québec-focused Post-COVID competition
Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, and Google Canada are launching Post-COVID, a virtual competition intended to find innovative solutions to societal issues resulting from the…
Québec organizations rally residents to buy from local startups on April 2
A group of organizations is putting together an event on April 2 that encourages Québec residents to buy a product or service from a…
How Québec, New Brunswick provincial budgets could impact the tech sector
This week, Québec and New Brunswick introduced their budgets for the 2020 fiscal year. BetaKit has broken down some key highlights from the provincial…
Supercluster Scale AI has chosen 14 projects, invested $32 million since receiving funding
Scale AI has publicly invested more than $32 million to date into 14 projects, with the hopes of accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence…
Women, minorities still underrepresented in Montreal senior leadership despite increase: report
Women and minorities remain underrepresented in senior leadership roles in the Greater Montreal Area, despite an increase in representation within those roles, a study…
Digital Technology, ScaleAI Superclusters reveal latest projects
The Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its newest project, focused on water monitoring, revealing the organizations that are partnering to develop the initiative. Vancouver-based…
CDPQ commits $50 million to seed-stage funds in Québec
Quebéc-based institutional investment firm La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is committing $50 million in additional capital to seed funds within…
Voilà! raises $3 million for workforce scheduling software
Voilà!, a Québec-based scheduling and workforce optimization software startup, has received an investment of nearly $3 million. “We believe that if workers build their…
Mila receives funding, support from Borealis AI for climate change project
Borealis AI, part of RBC Institute for Research, has announced a new collaboration with Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, to support Mila’s research…