
Tech firms to watch: Neurovine set to expand reach of AI-powered concussion treatment
Startup plans to build a personalized solution that can tell concussion patients when they’re pushing their physical or mental exertion too far
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Tech firms to watch: Neurovine set to expand reach of AI-powered concussion treatment
Startup plans to build a personalized solution that can tell concussion patients when they’re pushing their physical or mental exertion too far

SheBoot looks to narrow widening gender gap in VC funding
Ottawa program’s second edition will culminate in a pitchfest with a minimum of $100,000 in investment on the table from local women angel investors.

Telesat’s revenues fall 10% in 2020 as firm prepares to launch LEO satellite project
Company said it lost a contract with a major North American direct-to-home broadcast customer and saw revenues from clients in the aeronautical and maritime industries

Kinaxis shares drop 17% as software firm reports Q4 net loss
Kanata company’s market capitalization fell from about $4.4 billion on Wednesday to $3.67 billion at the close of trading Thursday.
Longtime Kinaxis CFO Monkman to retire in August
Former Shopify VP of finance Blaine Fitzgerald will take over as chief financial officer of the Kanata-based software company.

Feds give Outaouais region’s ‘buzzing’ cybersecurity sector $3M boost
Funding for three Gatineau-based organizations is expected to add 30 jobs to the local economy.

Ottawa drug-maker Tetra Bio-Pharma’s decade-long research effort may be poised to pay off
Product is designed to treat life-threatening conditions triggered when the body’s immune system “goes rogue” in response to infections such as COVID-19.

Ottawa VC investments plummet in second half of 2020, report says
Local companies landed a combined $111 million in fresh venture capital last year, putting Ottawa in 11th place among all Canadian cities.
After turbulent 2020, Ottawa’s Lixar ready to regain altitude
A year after being acquired by BDO, big data analytics firm says new deal to buy Calgary company will open up western Canadian market.

Thermal Energy brews up $1M contract with multinational producer
Ottawa clean-tech firm inks deal with ‘prominent’ North American beer producer.
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