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Office management startup GPHY plans to grow sales outside of Québec with $5-million CAD seed round

Nov 12, 2024

Company uses anonymized sensors to count in-office employees in the era of hybrid work.

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AI

As Google and Cohere expand multilingual AI offerings, experts warn of “plausible BS”

Nov 11, 2024

Human translators still needed alongside automated tools, experts say, citing legal and safety risks.

Christopher Skeete, Québec minister

Meet Christopher Skeete, Québec’s new minister responsible for finishing Fitzgibbon’s work

Nov 5, 2024

Halfway through Québec’s five-year innovation strategy, private funding and productivity are still pain points.

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Vantage Points: Scott Langille says the next generation of BC tech needs help

Nov 1, 2024

Atelier co-founder launches V2, a new collective to connect BC entrepreneurs across disciplines.

Grand V Investissement Québec
Funding

Québec launches $4.5-billion CAD Grand V funding initiative for sustainable innovation projects

Oct 30, 2024

Program offers debt and equity financing for companies looking to increase productivity and green-ify operations.

Zombies at the door
FinTech

While US moves forward on open banking, Canadian FinTechs met with more “zombie” discourse

Oct 29, 2024

Float CEO argues Canada’s reluctance to implement open banking is hurting SMBs.

Funding

Montréal healthtech startup with transatlantic ties raises $43 million CAD for RNA-based cancer immunotherapies

Oct 25, 2024

Investissement Québec and Fonds FTQ supported Epitopea’s pre-Series A round.

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VC

Québec’s early-stage ecosystem eyes American investment amid fundraising woes

Oct 22, 2024

“Living dead” companies last too long in the Canadian ecosystem, said CDPQ’s Tom Birch.

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Funding

Bitcoin infrastructure unicorn Blockstream raises $289 million CAD to boost mining operations

Oct 17, 2024

Repeat investor Fulgur Ventures led the financing round, bringing the Bitcoin giant’s total funding to over $822 million…

Funding

Montréal-based Trustii raises $2.8 million CAD to boost employee risk management software

Oct 16, 2024

An all-Québec contingent of AQC Capital, Accelia Capital, and Boréal Ventures backed the seed round.

Deck startup founders
Funding

Flinks co-founders trade open banking for open utility with new startup Deck

Oct 15, 2024

Latest API endeavour garners $6.2 million CAD in funding from Golden, Luge, & Better Tomorrow Ventures.

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Funding

Government-backed Montréal innovation hub Ax-C gets boost from private sector

Oct 8, 2024

Launching spring 2025, Ax-C has an additional $5.25 million CAD in support from Bell, Google, Desjardins, and FTQ.

Startupfest 2024
Events

Québec Tech’s new mission prompts ecosystem vibe check at Startupfest

Jul 12, 2024

New focus on late-stage, export-ready scaleups sparks debate on how best to support tech in province.

Quebec Tech
Montréal

Startup Montréal touts international vision with rebrand to Québec Tech

Jul 10, 2024

Québec Tech has received $7 million CAD from the Québec government to help startups scale internationally.

Notman House
Montréal

Community-led bid to buy back Notman House unsuccessful

Apr 19, 2024

BDC and IQ accepted another bid for the Montréal startup hub, but it’s unclear by who.

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