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MNP signs on as adviser to Invest Ottawa startups

Professional services firm says it's agreed to provide both financial and professional backing to early stage companies at the local innovation hub for up to three years.

Software maker Snapclarity acquired by B.C. firm in $3.35M deal

Ottawa firm that connects patients with mental health professionals is being sold to Vancouver-based CloudMD in a cash-and-share deal.

Rewind tops Ottawa firms on Globe and Mail’s fastest-growing companies list

Startup launched five years ago as a backup platform for Shopify merchants only local company to crack the top 50 in newspaper's second annual rankings.

Martello co-founder Gallagher retires from company’s board of directors

Longtime tech exec praised for "vision and years of dedication" to building fast-growing Kanata firm.

Gatineau software firm launches customer registry app for bars, restaurants

Free platform allows patrons to enter their personal information into a secure database upon entering an establishment.

Ottawa’s C-COM, Carleton University part of next-gen antenna project for 5G networks

Ottawa organizations are members of joint Canadian-European program to build “flexible and scalable” antennas that will help transmit data in 5G and high-frequency satellite bands.

Ottawa’s tally of VC deals rising despite pandemic, report says

A total of 16 local companies landed VC financing in the first six months of this year, up from a dozen in the first half of 2019.

Martello’s Q1 revenues surge 21% as software gains ‘must-have’ status in COVID-19 era, Kanata firm says

Company reported revenues of $3.33 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as shift to remote work fuelled demand for its products.

Ottawa’s Intouch Insight remains bullish despite dramatic drop in Q2 revenues

Ottawa software firm said revenues dropped 71 per cent in the second quarter to $1.46 million, down from $5 million in the same period a year earlier.

Ottawa’s Thermal Energy inks $920K deal with European food and beverage company

Company says its system is expected to save unnamed customer more than $380,000 a year in fuel costs and reduce the site’s carbon emissions by 2,868 tonnes annually.
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