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UPDATE: Shopify shareholders approve exec pay plan, proxy advisers urged rejection

Shopify shareholders have approved the e-commerce giant's compensation plan for executives. Prominent proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and...

Techopia Live: Giatec cracking into concrete industry

Now 14 years into its mission, Giatec has commercialized academic research into a complete suite of solutions for the world’s $800-billion concrete industry.

Cool customers: TerraFixing gets $1.6M to capture CO2 in Canada’s North

Founded in 2020 by chemical engineers Vida Gabriel and Sean Wilson, TerraFixing was recently named one of the top 100 most promising ventures competing in XPRIZE Carbon Removal, a US$100-million, multi-year global competition sponsored by Tesla founder Elon Musk and his foundation.

Looking back: These three tech execs started in Ottawa, but now call Silicon Valley home

Techopia interviewed three tech veterans, each of whom began their careers in Ottawa but have since made the move to the U.S., to find out how they think “Silicon Valley North” matches up with the original.

Email marketing software firm Campaigner relocating to Westboro amid hiring spree

Campaigner, a subscription-based email and SMS marketing platform now owned by U.S. digital media company Ziff Davis, is vacating its current headquarters on Gurdwara Road in the south end this summer. 

These three serial tech entrepreneurs love Ottawa — what keeps them here?

Techopia interviewed three serial tech entrepreneurs who have each had more than one local startup success to find out why they chose to stay in Ottawa rather than seek new tech ecosystems to apply their expertise.

Ottawa Founders: Food Cycle Science seeing success with users and angel investors

When you see an opportunity to do something better — to benefit the planet and satisfy your entrepreneurial aspirations — you take it. That’s what Bradley Crepeau did in 2011, when he and business partner Murray Arthur started Food Cycle Science, a company that provides environmentally responsible food waste recycling solutions to municipalities and consumers.

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke joins Meta advisory council along with other tech leaders

Shopify Inc.'s founder and chief executive Tobi Lütke has joined a group that Facebook and Instagram's parent company has set up to advise its leadership.

Techopia Live: Techopia-EY Insights magazine launch 2024

A who’s who from the Ottawa-Gatineau technology community came together on May 8 to celebrate the second annual Techopia-EY Insights magazine.

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