
Healthy contingent of local entrepreneurs part of SheBoot’s second cohort
The six-week bootcamp, which runs from Sept. 13 to Oct. 23, is designed to help women business leaders secure funding for their startups.

Healthy contingent of local entrepreneurs part of SheBoot’s second cohort
The six-week bootcamp, which runs from Sept. 13 to Oct. 23, is designed to help women business leaders secure funding for their startups.

Female angels pitch in additional $100K for SheBoot winners
Participants in the second edition of the program aimed at helping female entrepreneurs scale their businesses will now be eligible for a total of $300,000

SheBoot’s second edition attracts more than 125 applicants
Six-week program aims to arm women-led tech companies with fundamental business and investment skills and increase funding for female founders.

Healthy boost: Ottawa VR startup Realize Medical lands $1M in seed funding
Local biotech firm’s groundbreaking platform is used by medical researchers around the world to create 3D images of hearts, knees and other body parts.

Angel fund backed by Shopify execs chooses AI startup Heirlume for first investment
Backbone Angels is among the investors in T.O.-based firm’s $1.7-million seed round.

Hype-worthy: Ottawa startup Hyperion lands $2M seed round to build out carbon-capture system
Invest Ottawa-based firm’s patented technology that collects carbon dioxide and converts it into a valuable mineral compound is expected to be ready for market later

SheBoot looks to narrow widening gender gap in VC funding
Ottawa program’s second edition will culminate in a pitchfest with a minimum of $100,000 in investment on the table from local women angel investors.
Techopia Live: Capital Angel Network investments hit $4.1M in 2020
Investor focus broadening to include more biotech, clean tech opportunities

Ottawa-based carbon-capture startup Planetary Hydrogen moving most staff to Nova Scotia
Firm launched in 2019, which uses renewable electricity to split ocean water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, recently signed Shopify as its first customer.

Trademark registration startup Heirlume takes home $150K grand prize at inaugural event.
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