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Shopify says it wants to push back against the trend of companies filing hundreds of patent infringement lawsuits against businesses every year, and is waging a court battle to make its point.

Troubled Ottawa-based life sciences firm Avivagen says it has received “numerous responses” from companies that are interested in potentially acquiring all or part of its operations.

Ottawa software firm Intouch Insight has signed a letter of intent to acquire a North America-based customer experience measurement company in a deal that could be worth up to US$3.6 million.

A pair of high-profile Ottawa companies have been named to CIBC's 'narwhal' list of Canadian tech enterprises with the strongest potential for long-term growth.

A lawyer who has launched a class-action lawsuit on behalf of recently laid-off Shopify employees says he’s seeing a rise in complaints from tech workers across the province who allege they’re not receiving adequate termination pay amid mounting job cuts in the sector.

Intouch Insight, which specializes in customer survey and data collection software, reported revenue of $5.1 million in the three-month period ending March 31.

A new report says Canada’s venture capitalists are being more cautious with their investments after a historically frothy year in 2021 – but activity at Ottawa-based VCs should remain fairly steady thanks to their focus on seed and early-stage deals, an expert says.

A class-action lawsuit alleges Shopify reneged on a deal it offered some employees who were laid off in a recent round of cuts.

CEO Bradley Crepeau believes his company’s “table-to-farm” tech can play a major role in municipal waste reduction efforts.

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