OBJ staff

Ottawa

Here’s a list of Ottawa-related startup events for the next four weeks. L-Spark Celebrates the Best in SaaS of 2016 Wednesday, June 22, at 5

Hydro Ottawa acquires remaining hydroelectric assets at Chaudière Falls

Ottawa

In a move it says signifies greater possibilities to grow the city’s “green energy capacity for the future,” Hydro Ottawa announced Monday it will acquire

Farm Boy ‘urban concept’ store to open Thursday in Westboro

Retail

Ottawa’s Farm Boy has announced its first ever “urban concept” store will open Thursday morning on McRae Avenue in Westboro. While continuing Farm Boy’s tradition

Change log: Startup briefs

Techopia

Interset wins investment from U.S. VC fund Ottawa startup Interset, a specialist in user-behaviour analytics, landed an undisclosed amount of strategic investment in June from

Go Give-Back wins Capital Angels speed pitch contest

Ottawa

A speed pitch contest at a ballpark might conjure up thoughts of 98-mile-per-hour fastballs, but pitches of a different kind were delivered earlier this week

City looks to boost sinkhole-affected businesses

Ottawa

The city announced initiatives Friday aimed at helping businesses affected by the massive sinkhole on Rideau Street at Sussex Drive. For the next two Sundays,

DragonWave co-founder leaves to start new firm

Techopia

One of DragonWave’s co-founders announced this week he is leaving the firm – but he isn’t going far. Erik Boch, who had been DragonWave’s CTO and vice-president

Shirley Westeinde takes her place in Plaza of Honour

Ottawa

Given her family’s experience constructing commercial buildings, it seems fitting that Shirley Westeinde’s name is now etched in stone downtown. On Wednesday, a plaque commemorating

Graphite Software lands $8M in Series B financing

Techopia

One month after deploying its technology on 200 million devices in China, Graphite Software announced Thursday it has closed an oversubscribed round of Series B financing

Feds to invest up to $8M in Innovation Centre

Ottawa

Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains announced Wednesday the federal government will invest up to $8 million in the Innovation Centre