Ottawa startups are closing off October by opening their doors and sharing their treats with the public; it’s like Hallowe’en, but with more artificial intelligence and less artificial sweeteners.
Startup Open House returns to Ottawa on Oct. 26 this year with an even bigger roster of local startups. Everyone is welcome, including prospective job seekers, students or anyone curious about life in tech.
This may be your opportunity to get inside the Incite Incubator at Bayview Yards, or to catch up with a company such as FarmLead that recently found its own digs.
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Lead sponsor Shopify is partnering with the Kanata North BIA, accelerator L-Spark, Invest Ottawa and Collab Space, with startups across these organizations open for business.
You can find the full list is below. Tickets are still available. They’re free, but registration is required.
- Shopify
- ElseLabs
- Nosypaws
- Tutor Doctor
- Colony VR
- Masterpiece VR
- Ruckify
- EnviroMas
- Versature
- Norm
- Stagyle
- FarmLead
- This is Healthful Inc
- Fullscript
- Eggarden
- Food Robotics Inc.
- Kabo
- ChangeJar
- Contextere
- Waw Technologies
- Welbi
- Go For
- Invest Ottawa
- CanvasPop
- Mindbliss


