
Ottawa-based Solink lands $23M series-B financing round
Timely pivot during COVID-19 crisis helped pave the way for software firm’s continued expansion.
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Ottawa-based Solink lands $23M series-B financing round
Timely pivot during COVID-19 crisis helped pave the way for software firm’s continued expansion.

Ottawa construction execs hope contact-tracing tool paves way for safer work sites
High-tech sensors could allow contact tracers at construction sites to identify all workers at risk of an infection within minutes.

BlackBerry posts US$636 million Q1 loss
BlackBerry QNX affected by ‘macro headwinds’ in auto and other embedded sectors, but company is starting to see signs of a recovery, CEO says

Ottawa AI startup hopes system that tracks two-metre threshold strikes chord with retailers
System employs AI algorithms to measure the distance between customers captured on security cameras.

Ottawa AI enterprise MindBridge earns spot on coveted list of global tech pioneers
Local producer of fraud-detection software joins elite group of past honourees on World Economic Forum list that includes Google and Twitter.

March Networks hopes customers will be tickled pink over colour-coded surveillance system
Software automatically tracks number of people in stores to help merchants stay within capacity limits imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Shopify reclaims top spot on list of Canada’s most valuable public companies as share price soars
Shares in Ottawa-based firm ended the week at an all-time high of more than $1,200 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Black Boys Code gains momentum in Ottawa
Ottawa chapter is lead by Godzspeed Communications CEO Thomas Cumberbatch.

Pythian names new CEO as Ottawa firm aims to ride wave of growth in big-data analytics
Company’s new boss served as a senior executive or CEO at more than half a dozen U.S. tech firms before taking the helm at Pythian.

Venture capital flow into Ottawa dives sharply in Q1 of 2020, new report says
Capital’s VC haul down more than 75 per cent from the first quarter of last year.
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