
Techopia Live: Capital Angel Network crests $5M in investments in 2019
Ottawa’s local network of angel investors cracked a significant milestone in 2019 as it heads towards a decade of supporting the capital’s up-and-coming startups
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Techopia Live: Capital Angel Network crests $5M in investments in 2019
Ottawa’s local network of angel investors cracked a significant milestone in 2019 as it heads towards a decade of supporting the capital’s up-and-coming startups

Ottawa among first Canadian cities for Rogers’ 5G rollout
The switch has officially been flipped on 5G in Ottawa as Rogers Communications announced Wednesday it has rolled out its version of the next-generation network

Shopify offering startup loans to merchants – no sales or credit checks required
Shopify is looking to spur entrepreneurship and boost its merchant count by removing a fundamental barrier to launching a business: startup capital

The right law firm makes Canadian expansion seamless for Aurrigo
Autonomous vehicle company relies on Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Crowdfunding campaign launched for family of Tehran plane crash victim Ali Pey
The Ottawa tech community is rallying together to support the family of a local startup CEO who died in last week’s fatal plane crash in

Ackroo moves HQ to Hamilton amid tight Ottawa talent market
One of Ottawa’s publicly traded companies has shifted its headquarters from the capital after it struggled to find the talent it needed to grow locally.

BlackBerry’s Kanata-based CTO looks to redefine ‘trust’ in autonomous cars at CES
BlackBerry used the CES stage this year to show off new integrations with Cylance

Illinois-based AutonomouStuff sets up research facility at Ottawa L5 test track
AutonomouStuff, which develops a test platform for companies looking to develop apps for self-driving vehicles, announced its expansion plans to Ottawa at CES this week

Ottawa-based bioscience firm Avivagen lists shares on U.S. venture exchange
An Ottawa-based firm that has landed millions of dollars in funding to develop an alternative to antibiotic-based livestock feed has begun trading on a U.S.

Gatineau’s Adaptiv Networks acquires Kanata-based LiveQoS
A Gatineau-based software networking company is deepening its roots in the National Capital Region through the acquisition of a Kanata firm
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