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More investment news for Montreal

March 9, 2009 – 12:23 am

Continuing with the shout-outs to the entrepreneurs in whom we’ve invested recently ……
Marc Lefrancois and Marek Krepec at Oneeko have recently (beta) launched the upgraded version of their software solution that enables "click-to-collaborate" screen sharing with the utmost simplicity.
We also have two previously unannounced investments.
Whatsnexx (no website yet) is building it’s business from some technology [...]

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Nouveau fonds pour le démarrage d’entreprises en technologie

March 11, 2008 – 1:43 am

Le fonds bénéficiera de l’appui d’une vingtaine d’anges financiers et d’entrepreneurs montréalais qui ont réussi dans le domaine.
MONTREAL, Québec, 10 mars 2008 – Montreal Start Up, un spécialiste du capital de démarrage, dont la mission est d’appuyer les entrepreneurs montréalais qui bâtissent les succès de demain, a aujourd’hui annoncé le lancement d’un premier fonds de [...]

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New seed capital fund for Montreal’s technology entrepreneurs

March 11, 2008 – 1:35 am

Fund aims to capitalize on the committed support of twenty of Montreal’s most successful entrepreneur and angel investors.
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 10, 2008 - Montreal Start Up, a venture investor dedicated to supporting Montreal based entrepreneurs in their quest to create and build successful companies, today announced the closing of its $3 million venture capital fund, [...]

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We’re in stealth mode!

February 17, 2008 – 11:13 pm

Anyone one who knows us well may have wondered why our friend Roberto Rocha described MSU in yesterday’s Montreal Gazette as:

"…an agency that encourages successful entrepreneurs to become angel investors."

Whilst this is accurate (and provides material for another blog post, to come shortly), it’s not the full story … because we are in stealth mode [...]

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2008 - The Year of the Individual !

January 3, 2008 – 11:37 am

The start of a new year is often seen as both a time for reflection and for looking to the future.
On reflection I recognise two major movements in Montreal in 2007:

The "self activation" of Montreal’s entrepreneurial community - primarily through Barcamps, Democamps and Tech Breakfasts.
The closing of the gap between the franchopone and anglophone entrepreneurial [...]

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