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FigBytes raises US$14.5M in fresh capital as software firm finds its groove amid growing ESG trend

CEO says Ottawa-based firm is gearing up for a “massive explosion” in ESG reporting requirements over the next few years.

Cdn. tech sector participation and pay gaps persist and in some cases, worsen: report

A new report shows women, people of colour and immigrants in Canada's tech sector saw employment and pay inequities persist between 2001 and 2016.

Kingston software firm’s solution helps hospitals throughout the region reduce surgical wait times

Multiple hospitals in Eastern Ontario, including many of Ottawa’s largest facilities, will be better able to reduce surgical backlogs with help from a Kingston software firm.

uOttawa invests in second location in Canada’s largest tech park

Four years after the University of Ottawa opened its first satellite campus in Kanata North, the university is expanding its presence in the tech park.  

Why you should consider a career transition to cybersecurity

Increasing the number of women in cybersecurity would go a long way to help close the skills gap and put much-needed defenders on the front line against cyber-attacks.

Amazon’s Alexa Smart Properties System debuts at Ottawa’s Bruyère Village

The Alexa Smart Properties system will have its Canadian debut at Bruyère as a six-month pilot program, with 50 Alexa-enabled Echo 8 devices being deployed to residents.

Shopify says merchant sales set Black Friday record at US$3.36 billion

Shopify Inc. says sales by merchants on its system set a new record for Black Friday as they rose 17 per cent compared with a year ago.

‘We’re feeling pretty good’: Calian Group nears $600M in annual revenues in 2022 after record fourth quarter

Kanata-based firm's “diversity is strength” approach paid off handsomely in fiscal 2022 as Calian reported revenues of $582 million, up 12 per cent from the previous year.

No ‘funding problem’ in Canada despite declining investment levels, Ottawa VC says

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Canada said Thursday that companies raised $896 million across 144 deals in the third quarter, a 50 per cent drop from the previous quarter and the lowest total since the first quarter of 2020.

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