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How Startups Can Generate Alternative Revenue

One of the most challenging times for an emerging startup, especially a technology-focused one, is the pre-revenue stage. In this stage, all resources are going into building a proof of concept, a minimum viable product, and a marketable deliverable. Sometimes, what is important and what is immediate can’t be easily differentiated. In the case of an early startup where money can mean the difference between life and death of a company, generating revenue from selling supplementary products and services can be one of the most valuable decisions entrepreneurs can make. 

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Congratulations to Naeem Komeilipoor and Lex Schindler from AAVAA — our latest incubation!

AAVAA is a Montréal-based start-up with the dream to give everyone the power to seamlessly control their auditory environment without fumbling with devices. AAVAA solutions capitalize on the novelty of Brain and Biosignal Synthesis, the robustness of Acoustics, and the strength of Artificial Intelligence. We are building a bionic ear that selectively hears what you desire to hear without any cumbersome assumptions.

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Nokia names industrial automation startup HaiLa winner of the 2019 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge

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Nokia names industrial automation startup HaiLa winner of the 2019 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge

21 November 2019

Espoo, Finland — Nokia today announced that Canadian startup company HaiLa, which offers technologies that can drastically reduce energy consumption for Internet of Things devices, has won the 2019 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge. HaiLa was awarded €100,000 in financial resources and will be given access to researchers and product development teams at Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs to position it for business growth as the world moves towards industrial automation enabled by 5G networks.

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$30M CLOSING OF TANDEMLAUNCH VENTURES III

New fund will support the creation of 20 new Canadian technology start-ups

Montreal, Quebec — November 4, 2019 — TandemLaunch, a start-up foundry and seed fund focused on creating, incubating and accelerating early-stage technology start-ups, today announced the final close of the TandemLaunch Ventures III (“TLVIII”) fund for total proceeds of approximately $30 million. This fund is dedicated to the creation of over twenty disruptive Quebec-based technology companies that have the potential for global commercialization. 

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Congratulations to Pinar Satilmis, Dwayne Elahie and Mathieu Saint-Denis from DEPIX — our newest incubation!

Mathieu Saint-Denis (left), Pinar Satilmis, Dwayne Elahie (right)

Depix uses physically based rendering methods empowered with artificial intelligence to create photo-realistic results. The user-friendly compositing software enables users with little or no image editing experience to produce high quality professional results.

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TECH VETERAN NICK ROMANO JOINS MONTREAL-BASED AI START-UP DEEPLITE AS CEO

 

Montreal (Quebec), August 21, 2019 — Deeplite, Inc., a Montreal-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence (“AI”) to automatically make deep neural networks faster, lighter and energy-efficient — creating Lightweight IntelligenceTM — today announced the appointment of successful Canadian technology entrepreneur Nick Romano as President and CEO. After being spun out of TandemLaunch, a company creator and seed fund, the appointment of Mr. Romano is an important step towards the full-scale commercialization of Deeplite’s software platform.

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C2RO Raises $2.25 M Financing to Commercialize Portfolio of Enterprise Grade Cloud A.I. Services

 

Montreal (Quebec) June 27, 2019 — Montreal-based C2RO today announced that it has secured CAD$2.25 Million in new financing in a round led by Fonds Innovexport, with participation from GCI Capital Inc., Harbor Street Ventures, Tandemlaunch, Ministere de Economie et L’Innovation, and several angel investors in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The funds will be used to accelerate the commercialization of C2RO’s powerful enterprise grade cloud A.I. services.

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