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Interview with Jacqueline Khayat, angel investor and Marina Massingham, CEO of Aifred Health

As part of its new Women Who Dare initiative, which aims to increase male-female diversity within its membership, Anges Québec is unveiling a series of interviews with inspiring female entrepreneurs and angel investors who have made their mark in a male-dominated field.

Immune Biosolutions : 13,4 M$ pour identifier un traitement d’immunothérapie contre la COVID-19 (La Tribune)

MIMs : Le CHUM se tourne vers l’intelligence artificielle (Le Devoir)

Interview with Chantal Goffoz Thieblin, angel investor and Chrissy Durcak, Founder and CEO of Dispatch Coffee

As part of its new Women Who Dare initiative, whose goal is to increase male-female diversity within its membership, Anges Québec is unveiling a series of interviews with inspiring female entrepreneurs and angel investors who have made their mark in a male-dominated field.

Heyday AI secures $6.5M CAD seed extension to help retailers bring in-store experiences online (Desjardins Blogues)

Hexoskin : Princess Margaret researchers are using space technology to help palliative care patients (University Health Network)

Anges Québec launches the "Women Who Dare" initiative

A new initiative aimed at increasing male-female diversity within the largest network of angel investors in Canada.

Interview with Anouk Robillard, angel investor and Sarah Jenna, CoFounder and CEO of MIMS

As part of its new Women Who Dare initiative, whose goal is to increase male-female diversity within its membership, Anges Québec is unveiling a series of interviews with inspiring female entrepreneurs and angel investors who have made their mark in a male-dominated field.

Ecotierra développe autrement la compensation carbone (La Tribune)

Classcraft Studios: Education Gamification Market Is Booming Worldwide (Digital Journal)

Fastest Growing EMR Provider MEDFAR Raises Nearly $25 Million Investment Led by Walter Capital Partners (Cision)

Aifred Health Named Top 3 Finalist in Global IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Competition (Cision)

Oxio intègre l’incubateur californien Y Combinator (Le Soleil)

Anges Québec joins Ecofuel Accelerator's Partner Fund Circle

The Ecofuel Accelerator, a specialized and personalized accelerator in the cleantech sector, announces the creation of the Partner Funds’ Circle.

SoundBite Medical Solutions Announces First Use of its Novel 0.014” Active Wire to Successfully Treat Calcified Below-The-Knee CTOs (CEO.ca)

MIMs : Innovative industry partnership using AI to improve survival rates of cancer-diagnosed patients (The Canadian Business Journal)

Intelia : En route vers le poulailler du futur (La Terre de Chez Nous)

Imagia to Present at Biotech Showcase(TM) Digital 2021 (CEO.ca)

Ecotierra : Ottawa versera 55 millions pour la biodiversité des pays en développement (Radio-Canada)

Inversago Pharma Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from the FDA for INV-101 for the Treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome (Financial Post)

Immune Biosolutions, ChrysaLabs : 305 000 $ pour cinq entreprises estriennes (La Tribune)

Laurent Pharmaceuticals : National Research Council of Canada supports development of 4 COVID-19 therapeutic candidates (Government of Canada)

AIFRED HEALTH closes $4 million seed financing to improve mental health (Cision)

Algolux Joins PAVE to Help Raise Public Awareness of the Computer Vision Challenges Impacting Automated Driving, and the Innovative Technologies Addressing Them (Le Lézard)

My Intelligent Machines Inc. Recognized as a Prominent and Growing Player in the North-American A.I. Sector (Financial Post)

Inversago Pharma Continues to Rapidly Expand Its Leadership Team and Appoints Glenn D. Crater, MD, FCCP as Chief Medical Officer (Financial Post)

Sig Num : Ghyslain Gagnon, son équipe et ses partenaires remportent le prix partenariat de l'ADRIQ (Université du Québec)

Heyday launches Shopify App to give retailers powerful conversational AI capabilities within seconds of install (Cision)

Marmott Energies : Démarrage d'un projet pour accélérer le déploiement de la géothermie dans les écoles du Québec (Cision)

Ottawa biotech firm Spiderwort earns 'breakthrough' status from U.S. health regulator (Ottawa Business Journal)

FDA grants a Breakthrough Device Designation for Spiderwort Spinal Cord Technology (Digital Journal)

Aifred Health Awarded Prestigious Quebec Government COVID-19 Solutions Grant (Cision)

TickSmith and Alqami Announce a Partnership to Help Alternative Data Providers Package Their Data into Products That Their Customers Can Purchase (Le Lézard)

A Canadian first: Montreal company WILDER HARRIER launches dog food made from Asian carp (Cision)

Dispatch Coffee : How Canadians, coffee and climate change are connected (CBC)

GeeBee poursuit sa course (La Tribune)

LANDR partners with Zynaptiq to bring additional Audio Manipulation Capabilities to their Platform (Le Lézard)

Le fabricant Remorques Apogée exporte l’ingéniosité québécoise (Le Journal de Joliette)

Hyasynth completes key commercialization milestone for cannabinoid biosynthesis, receives $2.5 million payment (Cision)

Laurent Pharmaceuticals : COVID-19 - Le Québec Contre-Attaque (La Presse)

Aifred Health : App helps family doctors track patients' mental health (Canadian Healthcare Technology)

Geneviève Tanguay appointed as CEO of Anges Québec

MONTRÉAL, October 16, 2020 – The members of the Anges Québec board of directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Geneviève Tanguay as CEO of the organization. She will assume her duties on November 2, 2020.

ODS Medical : Lazaridis Institute’s ScaleUp Program accepts largest cohort of tech companies (WLU.ca)

Oneka : Des ingénieurs qui repoussent les limites de la science (Le Devoir)

Hexoskin : Smart Clothing Market is Booming WorldWide - AMA Publishes Global Market Report (SB Wire)

Laurent Pharmaceuticals: Cystic Fibrosis Pipeline Insight Report 2020 - ResearchandMarkets (Digital Journal)

HALEO : Plus de deux millions de travailleurs canadiens auront désormais accès à un programme novateur pour améliorer leur sommeil (Cision)

Boréas Technologies décrétée «startup de l’année» aux Mercuriades (La Voix de l'Est)

Inversago Pharma Initiates Clinical Trials, with a Phase 1 study of INV-101, the Company’s Lead Peripheral CB1 Blocker (CEO.CA)

SportLogiq : Les leaders de la croissance 2020 pensent déjà à demain (L'actualité)

Hyasynth first to market with CBD in global race to commercialize cannabinoids produced using microbial biosynthesis (Cision)

Algolux launches Next-Generation of Eos Embedded Perception Software for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles (Le Lézard)

Hexoskin : ResearchAndMarkets.com publishes Global Smart Clothing Market Forecast to 2027 with Covid-19 impact and analysis (Digital Journal)

Cobalt: Next Generation Audio and Video technologies and the future of broadcast and streaming - webinars (Le Lézard)

Odotech: Radiant Insights' publishes Global Digital Nose Technology Market Research Report 2019-2023 (Digital Journal)

Eocycle Technologies : Le privé aussi est allumé (Les Affaires)

Inversago Pharma Closes US$35M Series B Financing Round and Expands Board of Directors (Digital Journal)

Stratuscent Unveils World's First Intelligent Air Quality Monitor of Harmful Airborne Volatiles (Digital Journal)

ODS Medical, Inc. clôture une nouvelle ronde de financement pour soutenir davantage le développement de produits et la diversification des applications (Cision)

Dispatch Coffee raises $1.26M seed round to fuel a new approach to doing coffee at home (Cision)

SeamlessMD raises $4M Series A financing round to expand digital patient engagement leadership (Le Lézard)

Wilder Harrier : Pitou et Minou aussi mangent local (La Presse+)

Neolegal : Pourquoi votre cabinet a besoin d'une plateforme juridique (Droit-Inc)

Departure of François Gilbert as CEO of Anges Québec

Montreal, August 17, 2020 – The board of directors of Anges Québec announces the departure of François Gilbert as CEO of Anges Québec.

Studyo : Cinq applications mobiles qui facilitent la rentrée scolaire de toute la famille (Journal Métro)

Immune Biosolutions : COVID 19 - L'espoir des anticorps monoclonaux (Québec Science)

Moka : How Montreal fintech Moka is moving into France (Strategy)

A new Director of Membership and Partnerships and a new Executive Assistant join our team

Dispatch Coffee : Reopening Canada: The economy survived the crash, but making it thrive again will depend on all of us (Financial Post)

Contxtful : Québecor lance sa plateforme publicitaire libre-service (Le Journal de Québec)

Imagia en partenariat avec Illumina pour augmenter les perspectives de découvertes en combinant génomique et données cliniques (Cision)

Netlift : Courbes hasardeuses sur le chemin du covoiturage (Le Devoir)

Polystyvert : Six Canadian companies make World Economic Forum's annual list of tech pioneers (CTV News)

MIMs : L’innovation en santé : investissons maintenant pour faire face aux crises de demain (La Presse+)

Gorendezvous : Un gala réinventé et déjà 1000 adoptions en 2020: de bonnes nouvelles pour la SPAM (Le Nouvelliste)

Panache Ventures : Ottawa's GoFor aims to deliver on growth forecast thanks to the 9.8$M seed round (Ottawa Business Journal)

VidCruiter : The Top Video Interview Software Vendors According to the FeaturedCustomers Summer 2020 Customer Success Report Rankings (Le Lézard)

TickSmith wins the Best Software Solution for FRTB (Le Lézard)

SportlogiQ : Et le trophée Vézina est remis à... (RDS)

Medyx : Une entreprise de Longueuil derrière une application pour faciliter la vie des médecins (Le Courrier du Sud)

Medyx lève 860 K$ pour adapter son application et sa plateforme mobile de facturation médicale (Le Lien)

Anges Québec awards honours at Rendez-vous Annuel 2020

Montréal, June 10, 2020 — On June 4, Anges Québec honoured three award winners at Rendez-vous Annuel 2020, presented by RBC and Investissement Québec, which exceptionally took the form of a virtual ceremony this year.

HeyDay : Le Panier Bleu lance «8 grands chantiers» pour réinventer le commerce de détail (Le Soleil)

HeyDay : Mise à jour des activités du Panier Bleu - Le Panier Bleu pilotera 8 grands chantiers pour propulser le commerce de détail au Québec (Cision)

Les Anges contribuent à injecter 860K$ dans Médyx (Informe Affaires)

Dispatch Coffee : #296 Two Centuries of Blackface in Canada (Canada Land Show)

Panache Ventures, Techstars participate in a US$7-million round for Greeneye Technology (The Logic)

Le goût de l’entrepreneuriat domine dans tous les groupes d’âge (Le Devoir)

Wilder Harrier : Carrefour de l'actualité (Polytechnique Montréal)

La vigueur de l'entrepreneuriat féminin : une tendance confirmée! (Cision)

Indice entrepreneurial québécois 2019 - Se lancer en affaires après 35 ans : des générations dynamiques ! (Cision)

Simplyk : il met sa tête à prix... au profit d'artistes humanitaires (Le Courrier du Sud)

Sportlogiq : La COVID-19, une épée à double tranchant pour l'insdustrie du sport (Les Affaires)

Dispatch Coffee speeds up digital push as COVID-19 reshapes retail (Montreal Gazette)

Éocycle Technologies : COVID-19 : l'état de la situation à 17h15 (Le Journal de Lévis)

Éocycle Technologies : Agriculture : Québec investit 6 M $ pour appuyer le développement de technologies innovantes (La Nouvelle Union)

Éocycle Technologies : Pandémie de la COVID-19 - Québec investit 6 M$ pour appuyer le développement de technologies innovantes dans les domaines agricole et alimentaire (Le bulletin d'Aylmer)

Simplyk.io : Comment devenir jeune bénévole ? (La Presse +)

Simplyk.io : Ses cheveux pour la Caravane philanthrope (Le Nouvelliste)

Contxtful : Québecor puise à nouveau dans le génie technologique québécois (Journal de Montréal)

Studyo offre gratuitement sa plateforme de gestion d’horaire aux élèves canadiens (Lien multimédia)

Ottawa's Spiderwort closes US$2.5M seed round to fuel biomaterial research (Ottawa business Journal)

Panache Ventures : Greeneye Technology, Announces $7 Million Seed Funding Round Led by JVP (Le Lezard)

Medfar : L'engouement pour PrescripTIon(MD) se confirme tandis que des provinces, des détaillants, des cliniques médicales et des partenaires technologiques se joignent au service (Cision)

Investment Brief | February 2020 : Medhelper, Lexop

Investment Brief | January 2020 : Contxtful, Dispatch Coffee, PivoHub

Entrepreneurship and investments: two new directors for Anges Québec

Investment Brief | November 2019 : Evey, Laflamme Aéro, Marmax, Evex

$ 2.6M seed round for MIMS, the startup that uses AI to optimize the productivity of biopharmaceutical and agtech companies

Montreal Start-Up Aifred Health raises 490k$

Appointment of Geneviève Harland as Investment Coordinator

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

Anges Québec is looking for an accounting technician for its Québec office

Feldan Therapeutics, TickSmith Corp. and angel investor Jean-Luc Sansregret honored at the 2019 ANGES QUÉBEC ANNUAL RENDEZ-VOUS

Anges Québec is looking for an Investment Coordinator

Prestigious investors for Locketgo

An incident response platform that’s transforming the security industry

First coworking space in Quebec for hairdressing, aesthetics and well-being professionals

reDock Closes $1M Funding Round to Accelerate Proposal Creation

Academic achievement through autonomy development thanks to Studyo

Anges Québec Capital announces the appointment of Geneviève Morin as Chief Executive Officer

Anges Québec celebrates its 10th anniversary by launching Angels On Tour

LynX Inspection ready to hit the Industry 4.0 market

Members of Anges Québec and Anges Québec Capital invest in Sherbrooke-based company Oneka Technologies

MYSEAT MEDIA SIGNS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN R&B ARTIST MILA J

Anges Québec is looking for an Executive Assistant

Anges Québec signs partnership with Belgian network Be Angels

Feldan Therapeutics raises $12.5M in Series A financing round

Anges Québec ranks 2nd among Quebec's most active VC firms for 2018 first semester

Managing a virtual team : The 3 golden rules of François Ravenelle, CEO of Inversago Pharma

impak Finance closes a $1.1 million angel financing round - Claude Chagnon, Didier Kuhn, Michel Lozeau and Daniel Paillé join its Board.

Reorganisation of Anges Québec's permanent team

Sherbrooke company SE2 raises $915,000 in first round of funding

LEAVING THE COMFORT OF A PRESTIGIOUS LAW CAREER TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS

Super angel Mike Cegelski, 4C Medical and SoundBite Medical Solutions honored at the Anges Québec Annual Meeting

Polystyvert closes a $11M financing round

APOGEE Trailers raises one million dollars to develop sales of its new generation trailer in Canada and the USA

Sports analyst Dany Dubé launches Play360tm, a 3D digital application for players, coaches, parents and hockey fans

Secure Exchanges closes first funding round with Anges Québec

Anges Québec announces a major strategic partnership with RBC Royal Bank

Anges Québec and Anges Quebec Capital are looking for an executive assistant (Maternity Leave Replacement)

$1 M FINANCING ROUND FOR THE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ESA

Medical technology company SIG.NUM benefits from a major investment from Anges Québec members and Anges Québec Capital

Hyasynth bio increases its research on cannabinoids and other active components with promising medical applications

KalGene Pharmaceuticals Closes Financing to Support the Clinical Development of its Alzheimer's Therapeutic

GOrendezvous fuels its growth with a $755,000 financing round

Wilder & Harrier will go after the Californian market thanks to a $652,000 investment

Initial round of financing with Anges Québec for Groupe Enterface

SpherePlay benefits from a $1.26 million investment from Anges Québec investors, Anges Québec Capital and BDC

Ginette Mailhot appointed chair of Anges Québec Board of directors

$1.38 MILLION IN FINANCING FOR OVENSA

Anges Québec is looking for a Director - Communications and Community

Anges Québec leads $us 9 million financing round for innovative medical technology

Anges Québec Real Estate finances new construction project - Construction on Carrefour@ffaire Boisbriand now underway

Celebrating Robert Brouillette, Boréas Semiconductor and Sportlogiq

Anges Québec recherche un Analyste Immobilier

Anges Québec partners with ImpressView to change the worlds of professional recruitment and personal brand management

Anges Québec Capital is seeking an Investment Analyst

Anges Québec Capital appoints Kalthoum Bouacida

Anges Québec Capital annonce la nomination de Kalthoum Bouacida

Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ and Anges Québec Team Up to Support Real Estate Developers

Real estate developers across Quebec can now tap into the expertise and capital of Anges Québec members

Bambou Space receives $75,000 in financial support from a member of Anges Québec

Hexa Foods secures $315,000 investment

$1 million investment in Greatify: The digital management solution for customer service teams receives support from Anges Québec members

Members of Anges Québec participate in a $1,6 million investment in Gradeslam

$1.3 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THORASYS

Anges Québec announces appointment of Nathalie Deshaies as director of communications, professional development and communities

Major investment at Intelia

An Anges Québec member invests in SyntBioLab

Anges Québec announces the appointments of Manon Desmarais and Caroline Pelletier

Polystyvert announces $4.9 million in new financing

An Anges Québec Member Joins an Entrepreneur to Found Remorqes Apogée

Financial backing from Anges Québec Members, Anges Québec Capital, and Desjardins – Innovatech to support development and innovation at IONODES

2016 Anges Québec awards go to LANDR, Polystyvert, and Jean-Marc Rousseau

Anges Québec members make impact investments in ECOTIERRA

Anges Québec members contribute to $530,000 investment in Ovensa

Anges Québec is seeking a Director of Community and Communications

Anges Québec Capital is seeking a Director of Investment

Soundbite Medical Solutions launches R&D activities in Sherbrooke

Members of Anges Québec join investors to support Laurent Pharmaceuticals in the fight against cystic fibrosis

Members of Anges Québec join investors to support Laurent Pharmaceuticals in the fight against cystic fibrosis (1)

Members of Anges Québec provide $200,000 in funding to support startup operations at ISIOS

Chronogolf Raises $1.5 Million

Smart Clothing Leader Hexoskin Closes over $1.3M, Accelerates Commercialization of Sports and Medical Research Health Monitoring Platform

SmartReno receives $1.6 million from Anges Québec members and Anges Québec Capital for expansion

Anges Québec Capital appoints new vice president of investments

Anges Quebec announces its new board of directors

Feldan secures investment of over $1.7 million to support continued growth

Frank & Oak : Winner of Best Online Shopping Experience Award

THE BUSINESS IS IN THE BAG FOR MINITRADE WITH AN $880 K INVESTMENT

4TH ANGELS INVESTMENT IN AXES NETWORK

Anges Québec members invest $740,000 in Marmott Énergies

Anges Québec announces the appointments of Manon Desmarais and Jo-Ann Hajdamacha

Four angels participate in the $1.5M financing of the movie “Anna” produced by Go Films

3rd round of financing of Feldan for $1.2M

Angels invest $695K in MEDFAR Solutions Cliniques

$85 millions in funding for Anges Québec Capital in the press

Anges Québec Capital now has $85 million in funding for Quebec startups

Members of Anges Québec and the Anges Québec Capital fund invest over $1.8 M in the 2nd round of financing of handyem

Intel acquires PasswordBox, an award-winning digital identity manager

Démarrage d’entreprises : nouveau partenariat entre Anges Québec et les Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ

Le CLD de Laval s’unit à des membres d’Anges Québec pour investir plus de 1 M $ pour le logiciel « Pivot 88 »

Three angels participate in a $600 K investment in Gullivert Technologies

Angels swing to the rhythm of MixGenius and its LANDR online audio mixing tool

Four Angels are tempted by Corfias Fine Chocolates and invest $575 K

Angels and the Anges Québec Capital Fund play the game by investing over $1.2 M in GameBrotherZ

Mériance sees the light of day thanks to Anges Québec

Mirametrix obtains financing from a group of angel investors

Angels support Santa Claus by investing $755 K in UGroupMedia

Elliptic Technologies Secures $4 Million in Growth Capital to Bolster Market Reach

Angels and the Anges Québec Capital fund invest $500 K in the 2nd round of financing of SmartReno.com

Twelve angels and the Anges Québec Capital Fund invest $1 million in iLoc Technologies

Anges Québec and university technology transfer organizations unite to support the development of technological businesses

The Angels lend an ear to MixGenius with a $500 K investment

Anges Québec appoints Stéphane Pilette as Vice-President, Investment Support

Member of Anges Québec and FIER succès support the Feldan Bio cell therapy orientation by contributing a second round of financing of $525

Anges Québec Celebrates Years of Supporting Innovation

Anges Québec and the FAQC inject more than $1M in AxesNetwork

Anges Québec Encourages the Vision of Bonlook and its Online Optical Shop with an Investment of Over $1M

Anges Québec members invest $935 K in Optosecurity and its airport security software

Anges Québec concludes a partnership with National Bank

Anges Québec and the Anges Québec Capital Fund Invest $1M in Handyem and its Portable Cytometer

Anges Québec invests $590,000 in GCS Medical and its AssistArm surgical positioner

Anges Québec and Anges Québec Capital invests $1.25M in Fortem for its Omnipresence 3D security system

Anges Québec Appoints Christine Beaubien vice-president of investment management

Robert Brouillette appointed Chairman of the Board of Anges Québec

Anges Québec invests $655,000 in AxesNetwork,a Sherbrooke company specializing in electronic transaction solutions

Anges Québec members invest in Novidev Anti+ fruit drinks produced

Nomination of Robert Talbot at Anges Quebec Capital

100th member!

Fonds Anges Québec Capital launch

A lucrative financial exit for Anges Québec following acquisition of Anomalous Networks by Tangoe

Members of Anges Québec and the Maple Leaf Angels invest in Futurestate IT and its Application Currency Management Cloud Platform

ANGES QUÉBEC members and co-investors invest $1.3 M in Virtual Paper and its innovative digital publishing platform

Anges Québec Grows Its Membership and Announces Funding for Anomalous Networks along with the BlackBerry Partners Fund

ANGES QUÉBEC members invest in a 2nd round of seed funding in Biocean (1)

ANGES QUÉBEC members invest in a 2nd round of seed funding in Biocean

ANGES QUÉBEC names Roger Noël to head its Sherbrooke Investment Group and Richard Bordeleau to head its new ‘Health and Wellness Group’

ANGES QUÉBEC members invest in Feldan Bio, a company of Quebec City in the life science sector

Caristix Closes Seed Funding Round

ANGES QUÉBEC Members Invest in Manyeta and its Telehomecare Application

Now in Estrie, the ANGES QUÉBEC Investment Network Continues to Expand

MODASUITE obtains funding from Real Ventures, Anges Quebec Investors and Bolidea

Members of Anges Québec invest in SCL Elements and in CAN2GO solutions

$30 M for “Fonds Capital Anges Québec ”: good news for angels and entrepreneurs

Future skin care leader Biocean Canada obtains financing from Anges Québec

Artfox and Bolidea announce $375,000 in seed funding with Anges Québec and Fonds Soutien-Relève

Webdweller, a rising star of Web 2.0 gets funding through Anges Québec

New Web site

Anges Québec awards honours at Rendez-vous Annuel 2020 (The Canadian Business)

Hexoskin : Subvention pour des sous-vêtements connectés (Université du Québec)

LANDR Acquires Audiu to Enhance Collaboration Tools for Musicians (Le Lézard)