The Growcer

The Growcer’s hydroponics tech wows customers – and SheBoot pitchfest judges

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Co-founder Alida Burke says orders for firm’s indoor mini-farms that grow leafy greens and herbs are pouring in as supply chain bottlenecks and surging transportation

Healthy contingent of local entrepreneurs part of SheBoot’s second cohort

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The six-week bootcamp, which runs from Sept. 13 to Oct. 23, is designed to help women business leaders secure funding for their startups.

The Growcer signs produce supply deal with university food services firm Chartwells

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Ottawa-based hydroponics startup The Growcer will soon be installing its high-tech system for growing fruits and vegetables at colleges and universities across Canada. The three-year-old

Meet Ottawa-Gatineau’s 2019 Bootstrap Award winners

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An Ottawa-made hydroponics system, a solution for healthier eating in the workplace and a sport hijab maker are among this year’s best bootstrapped firms set

Dragons’ Den holding auditions for Ottawa entrepreneurs in March

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Ordinarily the threat of dragons roaming the countryside and descending onto unwitting cities is enough to send townsfolk heading for the hills, but an upcoming

Ottawa bets on NCC farm as future precision agriculture hub

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Local tech firms, politicians and economic development officials are pushing to turn the Greenbelt Research Farm in south Nepean into an R&D centre for the

Techopia Live: Breaking down Capital Angel Network’s 2018 investments

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Ottawa’s angels were in a blessing mood in 2018. Capital Angel Network’s Jennifer Francis and Nolan Beanlands dropped by Techopia Live this week to discuss

Ottawa startup The Growcer triumphs on Dragons’ Den

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Friends, family and local business members gathered at Bayview Yards on Thursday evening to watch one of Ottawa’s rising entrepreneurial duos take on the Dragons’

Ottawa startups develop low-cost prototypes at an expert maker’s pace

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For the past year, startups incubated at Bayview Yards have worked just down the hall from a makerspace and digital media lab. MadeMill has been

The Growcer installs hydroponics system on University of Ottawa campus

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The Growcer has returned to its University of Ottawa roots, this time installing its hydroponics system on campus to contribute to the cafeteria’s produce supply.