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Lauren Jane Heller

Lauren Jane Heller is passionate writer and storyteller. With a background in documentary film and journalism, she has now found her niche writing for and about the continually evolving world of technology.

newknow
SaaS

NewKnow hopes its tech will help retail workers become brand experts

Sep 22, 2017

Chances are, when you think technology and retail, your mind immediately goes to ecommerce. But despite the prediction of the…

impak finance
FinTech

After launching fully-compliant ICO, impak Finance hopes to be a model for regulators worldwide

Aug 16, 2017

impak Finance, a Canadian FinTech company focused on driving the social impact economy, today announced the public presale…

sarah lacy
Events

Pando’s Sarah Lacy explains why “toxic masculinity” pervades Silicon Valley

Jul 17, 2017

The Silicon Valley bro culture bubble has burst, and Sarah Lacy wants you to know it. Award-winning journalist, founder of…

founderfuel demo day
Events

FounderFuel celebrates $100 million startup funding milestone at 10th Demo Day

Jul 12, 2017

On Tuesday evening, a full and buzzing Olympia Theatre in Montreal played host to FounderFuel’s 10th Demo Day. An accelerator…

peerio
Montréal

Peerio hopes to set the standard for encrypted chat with product overhaul

Jul 7, 2017

Data security is on a lot of people’s minds these days. If it’s not on yours, it probably should be. Given that so many…

maluuba
AI

What Maluuba beating Ms. Pac-Man means for AI research

Jun 23, 2017

Artificial intelligence researchers sure seem to love beating humans at games. We’ve already seen AI agents overtake human…

bus.com
Events

Bus.com co-founders say “foundation of trust” is part of the company’s success

Jun 19, 2017

If you’ve ever tried to charter a bus for a sports game or team event, you’ll know how frustrating it can be to easily…

health x ai
Events

#ProductHuntMTL explores how AI can help people prevent health care issues

Jun 16, 2017

On the sunny terrace of Notman House in Montreal this past Tuesday, a panel of experts on AI health spoke about the exciting…

c2 montreal
Events

#C2M17 panel: Universities must change recruitment methods to bring more women into AI industry

Jun 2, 2017

Diversity in technology isn’t just about fairness, it’s about bringing together teams that can build the best, most innovative…

yoshua bengio
Events

#C2M17: Yoshua Bengio suggests AI innovation still has a long way to go

May 29, 2017

Canada’s first Artificial Intelligence Forum took place at C2 Montreal last week, inviting leading minds in AI research to…

techaide
Impact

TechAide challenges Montreal’s tech community to face AI in charity poker tournament

May 17, 2017

While Montreal might be one of the biggest and most progressive cities in Canada, it is also the most impoverished metropolitan…

ulule
FinTech

Ulule wants to be the “best” crowdfunding platform instead of the biggest

May 10, 2017

If you’re in North America but outside Quebec, it’s entirely possible that you’ve never heard of Ulule. That’s not…

popup camp
Events

Popup Camp lets parents bring their children to tech events

Apr 27, 2017

At the beginning of April, I took my young daughters with me to the Women Techmakers event in Montreal. This wasn’t an event…

unsplash
Montréal

Unsplash co-founder Mikael Cho says company’s focus is in mobile, native advertising

Apr 17, 2017

After hiring a local photographer to take some photos for a project, the team from Montreal design startup, Crew, decided that…

dax dasilva
SaaS

Now an international company, Dax Dasilva explains why Lightspeed is committed to Canada

Apr 11, 2017

In 2005, Dax Dasilva saw an opportunity to develop point-of-sale software that would give small retailers a chance to compete…

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