Techopia

Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Shopify optimistic about ‘new shape’ of business following layoff, AI announcements

Shopify says it recorded a US$1.3-billion loss in its most recent quarter as the company laid off 20 per cent of staff and sold its logistics business.

Growth space: Relogix unveils AI to help office tenants better predict real estate needs

Founded in 2010, Relogix makes sensors that track office occupancy, measuring how often spaces such as desks, boardrooms and communal areas are either being used or sitting empty.

BlackBerry software to be used by international electric vehicle consortium

BlackBerry Ltd. says some of its software and services have been chosen for use in a Foxconn-backed electric vehicle consortium.

Op-ed: Innovation, leadership and collaboration needed to reclaim Ottawa’s tech glory

"As the tech scene seemed to gain momentum pre-pandemic, the post- pandemic era now brings uncertainty, urging us to examine the issues that have led to this concerning situation," writes Sacha Gera.

Shopify dives deeper into AI with new products, including chatbot for merchants

Shopify's AI tool kit is now expanding to include Sidekick, a chatbot the company's merchant customers can use to ask questions about business operations.

Solace to ramp up R&D after landing $10M in fresh federal funding

Solace says it expects to hire up to 150 new employees over the next two years after landing $10 million in federal funding to expand its software platform.

Solink raises US$60M series-C round, eyes IPO ‘within the next two to four years’

Ottawa-based Solink has raised US$60 million in fresh venture capital as it sets its long-term sights on going public amid massive growth.

Ottawa-born Turnstone Biologics goes public on Nasdaq, expects to raise US$80M

Turnstone Biologics, an Ottawa-born biotech startup that landed more than $170 million in venture capital, is going public on the Nasdaq exchange.

Kinaxis hires ex-Dell, HP exec to lead global marketing efforts

Software powerhouse Kinaxis announced last week that Margaret Franco has joined the firm as its chief marketing officer.

Ottawa moves up in CBRE’s annual ranking of tech hubs, but fails to break top 10

Ottawa has moved up in CBRE’s annual ranking of tech hubs, failing to crack the top 10 for the second year but continuing its reign at the top of the list among all 50 North American markets measured. 
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