Techopia Live: The remote-first startup – Bitback’s road to Techstars Berlin
From its roots in the National Capital Regional, Bitback’s journey has taken it to South Africa and Uganda – leading to lessons for founders managing
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Techopia Live: The remote-first startup – Bitback’s road to Techstars Berlin
From its roots in the National Capital Regional, Bitback’s journey has taken it to South Africa and Uganda – leading to lessons for founders managing

Health-tech firm TryCycle, Royal Ottawa partner on platform to detect suicide risks
An Ottawa company that uses AI to predict when patients need mental health treatment is teaming up with the Royal to help pinpoint people at

Matthews, Linton loan Ottawa’s Martello $5M
Loan from high-profile co-chairs will help finance transaction announced earlier this week.

Op-ed: Preventing COVID-19 from hollowing out Ottawa’s tech sector
The coming few months will be critical for Canada’s economy. A nation’s most innovative and high-flying firms are often at the edge of financial success

Martello acquires European firm, prepares to divest money-losing business line
CEO John Proctor calls company’s long-term growth strategy a “mixture of offence and defence.”

Shopify launches mobile shopping app to boost local commerce
Ottawa-based Shopify is hoping to generate more buzz with a new mobile shopping app aimed at getting consumers to think local.

Ottawa IoT firm SmartCone’s ‘rapid collaboration group’ aids COVID-19 fight
When Jason Lee first started hearing about nationwide lockdowns to thwart the spread of the coronavirus, his instinct for collaboration didn’t take long to kick

KNBA helps Kanata North businesses go digital during pandemic with $200K fund
The Kanata North Business Association is offering its members a financial boost to help them acquire digital solutions to get through the COVID-19 crisis.

CHEO, Algonquin join forces to create scientific literature review software platform
Researchers tap software to gain quick answers to COVID-19 questions, other medical investigations

Ottawa student’s money-transfer app making waves in fintech world
Unlike many university students getting ready to graduate this year, Serge Kiema isn’t fretting about finding gainful employment once his days on campus are over.
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