Fundica Roadshow Success Story: Jean-Louis Iaconis of iaconicDesign

In continued celebration of our Vancouver event, which took place two Thursdays ago at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, we’re celebrating a previous West Coast participant in this week’s success story. Jean-Louis Iaconis is the founder of iaconicDesign, a local product developmen ...

May 2018 Funding Deals

May was a busy month for Canadian tech startups and funders; twenty-five major funding deals were confirmed! Some of the most notable transactions involved Fresche Solutions, who raised $78.12 million, Golden Ventures, who raised $72 million, Ecobee, who raised $46 million, and Au ...

Interview with Alkis Papadopoullos, Founder and CTO of Semeon and FRS 2018 City Winner

On May 1st, the best tech startups in and around Montreal wowed attendees and investors at the Fundica Roadshow, presenting their unparalleled products in a series of intense, five-minute pitches. Once the pitches were through, our investors selected three finalists to move on ...

Announcing Our Vancouver Pitching Startups

We’ve chosen our Montreal City Winners, but there are still two city-stops to go—and many additional finalists to find—before our finale on July 12th. At our next event in Vancouver, an all-new roster of startups will compete for their chance to win the $500,000 investment a ...

Interview with Daniel Cohen, CEO & Co-Founder of InVivo AI and FRS 2018 City Winner

Nineteen startups pitched at the Fundica Roadshow’s Montreal event, but at the end of the day, only three stood on the main stage of the Rialto Theatre with a 2018 City Winner trophy in hand. One of those winners—the victor of our pre-seed round—was Daniel Cohen, co-founder ...