AHOY announces Montréal North American HQ and a nine-figure Wrk acquisition agreement on the Startupfest 2026 Grand Quai stage
8 July 2026 · Grand Quai du Port de Montréal · on-stage panel at Startupfest 2026 — North American HQ, Mila partnership, 200 direct hires · CAD / USD / AED / SAR corridor, x402
On Wednesday 8 July 2026, during Startupfest on Montréal's Grand Quai, AHOY used an on-stage panel to restate a set of announcements it had first made from Web Summit Vancouver on 12 May 2026: Montréal as its North American headquarters and primary R&D hub, an agreement to acquire Montréal…
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Real public venue coordinate · Grand Quai du Port de Montréal, 200 De la Commune Street West, Montréal, QC H2Y 4B2 — Startupfest 2026 main stage · 45.5027244, -73.550422 — MapLibre GL JS v4 · OpenFreeMap liberty · real OpenStreetMap tiles (no AI / diffusion imagery).
📷 Organizer Stage Photos — Photo-QAA PASS
🧑 Public Agenda Speakers (OSINT-verified, confidence HIGH)
Jamil ShinawiCo-Founder & CEO — panel speakerAHOY
Mohannad El-BarachiCEO, Wrk — named Chief Strategy Officer, AHOYWrk Technologies → AHOY
Khurram Pirovrelated group frame — not on this stageXReady Lab
Mashfique Chowdhuryrelated group frame — not on this stageDriveArabia.com (exited to Dubizzle Group)Full Dossier via x402
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