
Recipe for success? Ottawa engineer hopes AI-driven ‘robot chef’ becomes the next kitchen necessity
Khalid Aboujassoum’s stovetop appliance looks much like a crock pot and uses machine-learning technology to cook meals from pre-prepared ingredients.
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Recipe for success? Ottawa engineer hopes AI-driven ‘robot chef’ becomes the next kitchen necessity
Khalid Aboujassoum’s stovetop appliance looks much like a crock pot and uses machine-learning technology to cook meals from pre-prepared ingredients.

Ottawa tech veterans hope sales-boosting software will be a hit with Amazon merchants
SaaS startup Trellis has already landed more than $1M in seed funding from investors in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and Asia.

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

Bullish execs tout BluMetric’s ‘resilience’ despite Q3 revenue drop
Cleantech firm posted net earnings of $673,000 for the quarter, up $663,000 from the same period last year.

Shopping local: Calian acquires Ottawa-based wireless antenna maker Tallysman in $24.5M deal
Ten-year-old Ottawa firm makes satellite antennas as small as a human hand for clients in the autonomous vehicle, precision agriculture and other sectors.

U of O PhD student’s smartwatch a timely innovation in COVID fight
High-tech wearable device that tracks key vital signs and monitors cardiac signals earns award for biomedical engineering entrepreneur.

Ottawa health-tech firm Welbi lands deal with retirement home giant
New contract will see local company’s recreation-planning software rolled out in retirement homes across Canada.

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-based Telesat targeting IPO in 2021: Report
Public offering expected to help fund firm’s multibillion-dollar LEO satellite program.

Clearly different: Vars startup’s see-through masks catch RCMP’s eye
Country’s largest police force testing InnovaTools’ clear plastic PPE as part of federal R&D program.
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