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Three Ottawa firms among first cohort of L-Spark/BlackBerry accelerator program

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Three of the capital’s rising software firms are among the first seven companies to run through a new accelerator program presented by Kanata-based L-Spark and

Ottawa’s Aydin Mirzaee shares five biggest takeaways from SaaS North

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Last week, I had the pleasure of MCing the third edition of SaaS North, Canada’s largest SaaS conference for companies scaling up. Organized by Cube

Ottawa’s SaaS North conference hits gender parity in 2018 speaker lineup

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Organizers for this year’s SaaS North have hit a 50-50 split for male and female speakers this year – a rare feat for a tech conference

Kanata’s L-Spark accelerator unveils fall 2018 cohort

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The L-Spark accelerator is widening its sectors of focus but keeping closer to Ottawa with the first four companies announced in its 2018 fall cohort,

Kanata’s L-Spark accelerator partners with payment processor Stripe

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Kanata-based accelerator L-Spark has struck a partnership with one of Silicon Valley’s fastest-growing payment processors. L-Spark, which got its start supporting SaaS companies in Ottawa

Ottawa businesses take stock and give back after tornado, power outages

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After spending 14 months carefully curing a single cut of meat in a specialized refrigerator, few things are less welcome than a weekend without power.

BlackBerry QNX and Kanata’s L-Spark launch new startup accelerator

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BlackBerry QNX and L-Spark, with the support of the National Research Council, are teaming up to launch a new accelerator program focused on early-stage technology

Startup Open House returns to Ottawa Sept. 20

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A fresh crop of Ottawa tech firms are opening their doors to the public at next month’s Startup Open House, the sixth edition of the

L-Spark launches Kanata co-working space

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Kanata-based L-Spark, known for mentoring Canadian SaaS firms through its accelerator program, announced this week that it will turn some of its open real estate

Kanata-based L-Spark accelerator opening applications to cyber, IoT firms

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The Kanata-based accelerator program known for its aggressive approach to scaling software-as-a-service firms is opening its application process up to promising startups operating in fields