
Indiegogo suspends Frank Phone crowdfunding campaign
A young Ottawa firm’s mission to create an affordable phone for the masses has hit a major setback after Indiegogo suspended the company’s crowdfunding campaign
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Indiegogo suspends Frank Phone crowdfunding campaign
A young Ottawa firm’s mission to create an affordable phone for the masses has hit a major setback after Indiegogo suspended the company’s crowdfunding campaign

ChangeJar adds Facebook Messenger, Interac functionality ahead of Carleton University launch
ChangeJar, an Ottawa-based mobile solution to carrying pesky coins, has just added two mainstream functions that its founder says will rapidly help with user adoption.

Ottawa’s Telesat secures 15-year Bell contract to improve Nunavut wireless connectivity
Wireless connectivity speeds in Nunavut may see a 20-fold increase thanks to a long-term contract between an Ottawa-based satellite operator and Bell Canada. Telesat announced

Ottawa-based Neptec lands $12M International Space Station contract
The Canadian Space Agency has tapped Neptec, a local developer of intelligent space flight sensors and equipment, to deliver a new set of eyes to

Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor selected as finalist for Hyperloop One
If Amazon’s HQ2 wasn’t enough to get you buzzing, a literal hypetrain may soon be speeding through Ottawa. A route from Toronto to Montreal (including

Despite stiff competition, Watson willing to fight ‘tough battle’ for Amazon HQ2
Mayor Jim Watson will tour Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle as Ottawa readies its bid to become the home of the tech giant’s so-called HQ2 facility.

Martello Technologies leads 18 Ottawa companies on Profit 500 list
Nearly 20 Ottawa companies landed on the 2017 Profit 500 list, an annual ranking of the country’s fastest-growing companies, with Martello Technologies leading the local pack

Independent Ottawa gaming studios to unite in common space
Five Ottawa gaming companies are set unite under a single roof later this year with the goal of building a hub for the local sector.

Ottawa aircraft engine testing firm MDS Aero firing on all cylinders
Ottawa is not known as a hub for global air traffic, but that hasn’t stopped a south-end aerospace firm from becoming a household name in

Op-ed: Why diversity and inclusion are so hard to get right
I firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are good for a company. I think a company functions better when its employees are a gender-balanced, diverse
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