Flashfood wins $140,000 Best in Fest prize at Startupfest

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The prize was among several handed out at Montreal’s Startupfest, which attracts thousands of startups, investors, and community leaders to the city every year. Flashfood allows grocery stores and restaurants to sell surplus food at a discount, and sends users a notification on their phone about deals in the area. On top of the money, Flashfood will also get a flight to StarUp Weekend in Turks and Caicos. The winners will receive legal services from Fasken, while FounderFuel will work with companies as part of their three-month program and provide funding. The winners will get a one-hour meeting with Element AI’s Yoshua Bengio, workspace for six months at Radio-Canada, and access to Radio-Canada data.

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