Montreal-based Flare, a threat exposure management startup that develops tech to thwart info-stealer malware, raised a $30M Series B led by Base10 Partners
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Hands-on with Ray-Ban Meta's new AI translation feature, which is too rudimentary and buggy to be anything more than a novelty
Google Translate at least changed it to “Cinema Love.")" ~@Knibbs https://www.wired.com/... Kevin Dominik Korte / @kedkorte : We ask drone operators to wear orange vests to make them visible due to th...
Montreal-based GSoft, which offers employee experience software for Microsoft 365 management, onboarding, skills development, and more, raised CA$125M from CDPQ
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Montreal-based payments company Nuvei enters a deal to acquire Atlanta-based rival Paya for ~$1.3B, a ~25% premium to January 6's closing price; PAYA jumps 24%+
Apple and Major League Soccer announce a 2023-2032 broadcasting deal, with games available via MLS Apple TV app or Apple TV+; source: deal is worth $250M+/year
In a historic first for sports, fans can stream every single MLS match through … Tim Baysinger / Axios : Apple builds sports empire with MLB, MLS deals Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Apple signs 10-year s...
Montreal-based Vention, which develops software to help companies automate their production floor, raises a ~$95M Series C led by Georgian Partners
Montréal-headquartered industrial tech startup Vention has raised $123.7 million CAD ($95 million USD) in Series C funding.
Montreal-based job search portal Talent.com raises a $120M Series B led by Inovia and discloses a $30M in debt finance it raised in January from BMO
Co-CEO says startup wants to be Pepsi to Indeed's Coke. — It has been a tumultuous few years for Montréal's Talent.com.
Montreal-based Wrk, which automates common enterprise workflows using bots, APIs, and robotic process automation, raises ~$43M across seed, Series A, and debt
An enduring feature of the pandemic will be the increased deployment of automation in the enterprise.
Montreal-based Shakepay, which lets Canadians buy and sell bitcoin, raises a ~$35M Series A at a $313M valuation led by Virginia VC firm QED Investors
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Amazon says it is opening a new game studio in Montreal, which will create original AAA games, and the studio will be led by the creators of Rainbow Six Siege
It's Amazon's fourth studio — Amazon is illustrating its commitment to game development with a new studio opening …