We’ve had a very successful Montreal NewTech #28 this month, with up to 85 people coming over to check out the new applications in town. Check out the photos in the previous link, it was an unmissable event! For next tuesday, 4 great Montreal apps will be demoed in front of a large tech crowd, [...]
Feefighters introduces credit card processors finder service in Canada
For Software-as-a-service startups, ecommerce sites, or any other online venture, finding a credit card processor has always been problematic. Long Google searches don’t provide a clear answer, with providers which work bests for US startups, or with costs that cannot be found in the processor’s site. There are even cases where information requests do not [...]
Speed Dating for Entrepreneurs at Notman House
Speed Dating!
[Upcoming] Hackademy meetup March 24th, peer learning for developers & entrepreneurs
There is a lot of excitement for the Notman Hackademy, a project which aims to bring peer learning to the Notman House. You can see here a list of topics that people want to teach and learn, varying from basics (Accounting for noobs) or advanced topics such as machine learning or Internet security. The peer [...]
AngesQuébec announces new $30m fund
AngesQuébec, a collective of Québec-based angel investors, announced this week a new fund named “Fond Capital Anges Québec”, along with Raymond Bachand Finance minister. The QC government is putting $20 million into the fund, through Investissement Québec, and the rest is to be provided by AngesQuébec’s members. AngesQuebec invests in innovative companies, from technology, IT, [...]
Bandzoogle acquires Sayvee, expands with 600 new customers
Bandzoogle, a leading site creation tool for music bands, has announced last week the acquisition of Sayvee, a BC-based startup, for an unannounced sum. Sayvee practically offers the same tools, with ready-to-use beautiful templates, wysiwg editing, marketing tools for musicians, a tunes shop, and a calendar announcing tours and shows. It was started by a [...]
Why you should come at the next Blitzweekend
If you are a developer, here’s why you should come to the next Blitzweekend, this Saturday March 12th First and foremost, finally deliver & build something tangible, at the end of the day Learn how to develop quickly, and learn how to focus. If you are looking for intense experiences, then it’s the event you [...]
Agendize converts traffic into leads and business
Agendize is a relatively new product aimed at small and large business who wish to capitalize on their web front. Business owners can now add easily “points of contact” on their website, allowing visitors to reach painlessly the business. Agendize gives them small html elements that can be embedded on any webpage. Picture for instance [...]
Canvious is Google Docs for web developers
ThBll was already mentionned on MontrealTechWatch recently, as well as canvious when it was tested at the usability fix sessions at bolidea, but the applications were never officially launched or presented to the community. Gregory Whiteside (@paisible) took the opportunity to present the new web development tool at the latest Montreal NewTech. The event gathers [...]
2XM Interactive’s Umanity launch in photos
Antoine Azar (@antoineazar), pictured left, is the founder of 2XM interactive, a Montréal company specialized in mobile application and touch surfaces. It’s a relatively young company, with many local corporate customers. To the left, the 2XM development team checks out the gear installed for the evening. 2XM prides itself in having the most talented mobile [...]
