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- In an increasingly tight Ottawa talent market, most startups opting for co-operation rather than competition
- By midday, Canopy Rivers shares had been traded 15 million times, a testament to the frantic activity in Canada's cannabis market
- Techopia takes a closer look at some of the coolest prototypes to come out of MadeMill’s first year in operation.
- After nearly a decade and a half in business, Versature has decided that an acquisition is the best way to scale.
- 'If you can’t show it, nobody’s going to buy it.'
- CEO Tobi Lütke said the AR view badge would now be regarded as “the most powerful icon in online retail.”
- Martello Technologies CEO John Proctor tells OBJ there's already another acquisition in the pipeline
- This is the second time the light rail transit system will be delayed.
- The firm’s 30 employees, most of whom are in engineering roles, are expected to remain in Ottawa
- The cannabis firm isn't racing to make a drastic change in response, but did note that it's looking for a U.S. exchange listing in the near future
- Sueling Ching, formerly the CEO of the West Ottawa Board of Trade, has launched a consulting firm focused on advocacy work
- Local blockchain tech firm will hold an initial coin offering to raise funds for project.
- Firm is banking on its fiscal 2018 will soon be little more than a bad memory.
- Ottawa tech firm develops customer experience software for the likes of General Motors and the Beer Store.
- Incuvers is the latest company to spin out of the Pelling Lab at the University of Ottawa.
- There were 'a few discussions' with other NHL clubs after he left the Senators but Leeder's attachment to Ottawa trumped any desire to stay in hockey
- When a missile gets within striking distance of a drone, it explodes, frying the potentially sensitive information on the hardware and deploying a latex cloud that snares the drone’s propellers and…
- Ottawa investment vehicle has spent several years laying foundations in California’s lucrative cannabis market, and this past quarter’s results reflect its production and distribution operations…
- Ottawa-based employees worked primarily on the Alexa voice platform, which powers Amazon’s Echo “smart” speaker that connects with home automation and web services
- Aletheia Guild will work with local creators to make bold new art pieces and help aspiring artists learn the tools of the trade.
- Produce grown inside the shipping container will be sold directly to the school's food supplier – allowing students to eat food grown by one of the University of Ottawa’s own startups.
- The National Research Council might have just taken the first step towards eliminating the need for physical archives with a new blockchain-based database developed by an Ottawa firm
- Acquisition in late 2017 'instantly made the business profitable' and extended the Ottawa-based firm's reach into more than 2,400 locations.
- After less than a year in business, Thawrih has sold more than 600 products to customers across 18 countries.
- After an ill-fated decision to branch out into original game development, Fuel will once again focus on the advertising work that first set it apart.
- Quarterhill’s revenues continued to climb a week after the Ottawa-based firm got some good news about a big patent win
- One of Ottawa’s up-and-coming studios has been acquired by an Ireland-based gaming giant in a move the firm’s co-founder says could elevate the city’s entire industry
- Participants are coming in to the program with the skills and ambition to build a successful startup, the program lead says.
- Expanding company outgrows first offices after just four months.
- The buzz around Canada’s legal marijuana market has turned Ottawa’s NAC into a “bees’ nest of activity” – and the prospect of private pot retail in Ontario is only sweetening the local firm’s…
- The Ottawa-based video software firm says it expects continued variability in its revenues for the foreseeable future
- Bayview Yards is looking for a new vendor to run its digital media laboratory and manufacturing shop roughly one year after the facilities first opened
- Huawei’s global sales continued to climb in the first half of the year even as concerns about the smartphone maker’s links to the Chinese government permeated security discussions around the world
- CEO Tobi Lütke said he did not expect Facebook's data scandal to have significant effects on Shopify's merchants or the Ottawa firm's bottom line
- The Gatineau-based pot producer says it was expecting the Ontario premier's decision to open the province's cannabis market to private retailers
- A new commercial market has formed around maintaining our existing space infrastructure, a sector that MDA and Neptec are actively pursuing.
- Forty startups – some new to the Invest Ottawa brand, some familiar names – will join the economic development agency’s new accelerator program
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the firms on the list are located in the downtown core – a convenient spot for all-hour meetings
- “One of the hardest things for a founder to do is to let go of their baby … it’s hard to let go."
- The test cell will have to run Rolls-Royce’s engine indoors at full power as though it were about to lift a jet off the runway.
- Increasing concern about the safety of autonomous vehicles should not give way to reactionary legislation that would, in the long term, hamper the development and regulation of fully-autonomous cars…
- The local IoT firm’s sensors are attracting big-name customers in search of the best ROI on real estate.
- Ottawa-based Telesat's new Telstar 19 Vantage satellite launched on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday.
- Richards, the founder behind Ottawa startups numbercrunch and Givopoly, will take over the role from Nokia Networks’ David Ritonja
- Local organizations are seeking a new home for the internet in Ottawa
- Move creates an additional option for Kanata startups looking for office options
- Hiku Brands is the parent company of the Tokyo Smoke coffee shops, which also sell pot paraphernalia.
- Financial filings show the board’s concerns about Mitel’s ability to execute on its on-premise-to-cloud strategy as a publicly-traded company
- Ottawa startup isn’t trying to reinvent the increasingly crowded AI space; it’s changing the way chatbots are delivered.
- COO Harley Finkelstein shares the Ottawa e-commerce giant’s recruitment philosophies and strategies that can work for tech firms big and small
- Terlin Construction's Terry McLaughlin says Canadian cities lack the security-by-design mindset that's pervasive throughout Europe
- Many of the stations are receiving “final touches” including wayfinding signs, lights and speakers.
- "Work in Ottawa" campaign, launched last year to attract U.S. talent to Canada's capital, is grabbing attention south of the border, Invest Ottawa CEO says.
- 'Now it’s really time to execute.'
- Ottawa’s top three ICT firms based on revenue were Mitel, Telesat and Shopify.
- Along with the move, Hydropothecary will adopt both a new corporate name and trading symbol, HEXO
- 'We’re a small team, but we’re working our butts off.'
- Canopy closes $500M round, LiveWell to go public, CannaRoyalty plans to raise $30M
- As millennials enter the workforce and display baby boomers, they bring with them a new openness to discuss mental health and the impacts of anxiety and depression.
- App allows fans to compete against one another in a virtual game of hitting and catching between innings
- The Ottawa defence firm says that its latest product, an “electronic shield” that acts as a countermeasure to drones, was deployed at the recent G7 Summit
- Local entrepreneurs take on incumbents such as Happy Cow and Yelp.
- Birch Bark Coffee is purchasing and installing a water purifier in an Indigenous community for every 40 bags of coffee it sells.
- Techopia Live was your backstage pass at AccelerateOTT, interviewing Ottawa’s business leaders and visiting startup gurus
- Noibu Technologies creates 3D virtual tours of high-end retailers’ brick-and-mortar stores.
- The new chief says there’s been a great deal of opportunity for Titus as of late, with privacy concerns top of mind for organizations worldwide
- The latest design will now be seven storeys tall with glass and limestone accents throughout.
- Techopia talks to CEO Brennan Turner about how the growing startup brings farm life to its employees – and vice-versa
- 'Scale or fail' theme speaks to a common challenge: An inability to take a strong start and grow it into a world-class company.
- Oversubscribed round indicates high investor confidence in the firm as it prepares to go public later this year, company says.
- Mindbridge AI and FarmLead are among the local firms that have spoken at Product Hunt Ottawa meetups.
- Anonymously tracking Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals can produce valuable analytics on how traffic flows through areas such as intersections and border crossings.
- “What we wanted to do was give them a glimpse of the opportunities that exist in Ottawa."
- Despite common age restrictions for young entrepreneurs, three Ottawa teenagers have launched a startup to help parents find babysitters in their neighbourhoods.
- Metal powder market is doubling in size every 12 to 18 months, says Ottawa-based CEO.
- With this latest acquisition, the small-town Ontario grower’s ambitions of building a global cannabis powerhouse come closer to reality.
- Revenues up 9% to $3.6M
- CannaRoyalty has been on an acquisition spree focused on cannabis producers in the California market
- Creative agency co-founder shares insights into design trends for growing tech firms
- Startup raising funds through crowdfunding, grants.
- Core features include a more competitive application process, a milestone-based approach and expert support across a range of business areas.
- CEO remains confident in clean-tech firm's plans to bring services in-house and consolidate the North American water management industry.
- Algonquin Park antenna has an edge over traditional telescopes used in observation as it’s unaffected by daylight or weather restrictions.
- Group is currently focused on five main city-building priorities, with the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats chief among them.
- A formal merger is anticipated July 1 after members vote on the proposal next month.
- 2018 Fastest Growing Companies: #8
- With seven hires in the past year, Crank is sitting at nearly 30 employees today.
- 2018 Fastest Growing Companies: #7
- High-tech talent, innovative companies and public sector interest could turn Canada’s capital into an AI hub
- Restructuring involves global layoffs and the closure of multiple offices as the company consolidates engineering operations.
- After hiring 40 new employees and raising $3.5 million to develop a new product, Intouch Insight's CEO says the company is ready to cash in on its investment.
- With or without Orléans on board, the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and West Ottawa Board of Trade are poised to deepen their ties.
- Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and international accessibility are all parts of the firm’s vision for the ‘future of commerce’
- On-premise revenue stream contracted faster than expected this past quarter while Mitel's cloud-based business was growing in line with management’s expectations.
- Kinaxis shares sank Thursday morning despite CEO John Sicard championing the “predictability” of the Ottawa firm’s growth.
- Two Ottawa artificial intelligence firms announced separate funding rounds this week, raising a combined $14.5 million and elevating the capital’s AI profile.
- CEO Tobi Lütke expressed rare frustration with analysts who he perceives to be in search of, as he put it, Shopify’s “Achilles’ heel.”
- Though 88% of Kinaxis’ revenues in 2017 were from North American customers, the firm has indicated a desire to further expand operations internationally.
- Founder hopes Coworkly becomes go-to destination for east-enders building bootstrapped, profitable businesses
- Three-day hackathon at Shopify brings programmers, designers and engineers together with doctors and surgeons to find opportunities in healthcare to improve service delivery and patient care.
- Ottawa business leaders see economic potential beyond Hard Rock’s slots
- Kanata tech firm spent five years working to become a consolidator in the cloud communications market.
- Little disruption expected at Kanata headquarters, CEO McBee said
- Swedish design firm will receive $600,000 from Ontario government for R&D
- A local drone startup is hoping a pivot and an accelerator will help the firm reach new heights.
- Firm plans to raise $2.9M to purchase and fit-up a plot of land for cannabis production.
- Ottawa’s entrepreneurs have the right mindsets to launch and scale up their businesses, but the startup community could use a bit more cohesion, according to the latest report from a global…
- An estimated 150 employees will transfer to BWX Technologies
- While the weather forced some local firms to close, others found opportunities in the inclement weather.
- Odd jobs and renovations firm To-Do Done has roughly $1M in annual revenues and is growing by 20% annually.
- Developing for the Internet of Things opens up a can of legal worms for startups, says Ottawa-based Momentum Law founder Megan Cornell
- CEO John Proctor says the public listing, alongside a multimillion-dollar private placement round, will fuel an "aggressive growth strategy" for the firm
- Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group founder will remain on board, but is stepping back from day-to-day operations
- 100 pounds lighter, Liam Mooney finds a new business model to support a better lifestyle
- Ahead of this week’s Autonomous Vehicles Summit in Kanata, BlackBerry’s advances can’t be ignored
- Alternative funding model addresses a problem in startup communities around the world: There may be a lot of startups out there, but VCs are only putting money into the ones that are likely to show…
- Orgaworld will spend $9.4 million on facility upgrades.
- CEO Lütke says attacker needs to ‘get the ... facts right’
- Since the Liberal government came into power in 2015, IT consulting firm CEO says he’s seen a change in how the feds approach information technologies.
- CEO Allan Wille told the assembled Ottawa tech crowd that this wasn’t the official premiere, but rather more of a sneak peek at the coming attraction, a fitting preview of the redesigned space that…
- Local tourism agency says an estimated 41,000 Chinese nationals visited Ottawa last year, a number it expects to grow.
- Kanata-based division of Chinese telecom giant says it works ‘openly and transparently’ with Canadian operators and the federal government
- Local firm says its services and technology are now in just under a third of the 18,000 long-term care facilities in North America
- If your firm needs some extra talent this summer, there’s a case to be made for going the student route
- Opportunities in California market outstrip Canadian potential: CEO Marc Lustig
- General contractor draws on community programs that give Canadian experience to immigrant workers
- “Most visionaries just give you the ideas, (but) they don’t implement them. Bill’s a unique person; he did both.”
- The shift downtown will take Telesat out of Telesat Court, the eponymous Gloucester street that the firm has called home for nearly three decades.
- ‘Our tool basically is the first step to … have Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar stores.’
- Management says there’s still significant demand for its patented optical tech, but it lacks the production capacity to meet market need.
- Revenues for this past year were US$133 million, up from US$116 million in 2016.
- The jump in year-over-year revenue can be partly attributed to the acquisitions Quarterhill made in 2017.
- Revenue for the Ottawa cleantech firm was $7.6 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2017, compared to $8.3 million over the same period last year.
- 42% of surveyed local and independent restaurant owners say they’re worried about their restaurant’s survival over the next year
- After family founded well-known Eastern Ontario attraction, Saunders built several ventures including SheEO, which improves access to financial and personal support for women entrepreneurs.
- Ottawa company now has customers on nearly every continent in the world.
- Fintech firm has processed $25M worth of transactions in the past year
- One plus one (plus one) equals four, according to the local commerce developer
- The move comes just weeks after the National Capital Commission came to a principle agreement with the Senators-backed RendezVous LeBreton group to redevelop LeBreton Flats.
- Artists playing this weekend’s Megaphono festival might be the first in the world to be paid royalties in cryptocurrency, thanks to an Ottawa firm’s app.
- The new proposal is an eight-storey, 171-suite addition to the rear of the building, backing out onto Major’s Hill Park.
- Calian Group set a new record for Q1 revenues, the Ottawa-based firm reported today, thanks to some help from last year’s local acquisition.
- Canadian companies secured a record $2.7 billion in venture capital this past year, though Ottawa firms brought less to the table, according to a new report.
- The new handover date is Nov. 2, Watson told the finance and economic development committee on Tuesday, adding that taxpayers will not bear the financial burden of the delay.
- Calling all Ottawa railfans: If you’re feeling nostalgic or have an extra few thousand dollars just lying around, you could be the owner of the city’s old O-Trains.
- Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and Cody Fauser are contributing to the round, as well as Med-Eng co-founder Richard L’Abbé.
- The successes of Ottawa 2017, the city’s booming development scene and trepidation about incoming marijuana legalization were top of mind for Mayor Jim Watson as he delivered his State of City…
- A local indie studio will soon find its popular characters on mobile app stores and mainstream consoles thanks to some key partnerships and the viral success of its games.
- As anticipation for legal recreational marijuana reaches new highs, one Ottawa cannabis company doesn’t want consumers – or investors – forgetting about the medical side.
- The NCC said both sides have agreed on “fair market value” for the property, but the final price tag will be determined only after the costs of cleaning up contaminated land have been established.
- Japanese auto giant will use Kanata firm's supply chain management software.
- 3Dshowing has amassed 1M virtual tours on its packages over the last 12 months, but says the idea of VR real estate tours has yet to find mainstream appeal.
- A local startup is helping the federal government take its first steps into the blockchain with a pilot program to publish open data on grants and other financial contributions.
- Local startups in IoT, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity were of interest to Ottawa's angel investors last year.
- Techopia Live kicked off its 2018 season with iBIONICS’ CEO and co-founder Suzanne Grant, who shared her passion for restoring sight to those with vision loss.
- “Optimistic” Ottawa entrepreneurs intend to invest more into growing their companies than the provincial average in 2018, according to a report from the Business Development Bank of Canada.
- One of Ottawa’s newest prospects will be in attendance this year at hockey’s all-star annual showcase – working its magic in the stands rather than on the ice.
- ‘Jarvis, where is my car vulnerable to a cyberattack?’
- The Royal Ottawa has a $12-million annual contract with a consortium that includes Carillion for services that range from keeping the power on to changing linens.
- You.i and Espial on the shifts and opportunities in television tech
- Any U.S. air base across the world could now opt to choose Senstar’s FlexZone when replacing or upgrading perimeter security.
- Cyril Moukarzel is the cofounder LifeDNA, a firm that uses an algorithm to determine a blend of skincare lotions or personal supplements based on customers' genetic markers.
- "The turnaround is over," writes BlackBerry CEO John Chen on the occasion of the annual Las Vegas tech conference.
- Hydropothecary says it’ll soon be ready to tackle the national marijuana market after raising the largest deal of its kind in Canadian cannabis history.
- The Kanata North BIA has been without a full-time leader since October, when inaugural executive director Jenna Sudds departed the organization after four years
- Aging parkade was due to be demolished as part of hotel's planned redevelopment.
- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw the industry into confusion with a memo on Thursday that rescinded an Obama-era policy discouraging federal prosecutors from targeting states where the…
- Blockchain and AI are a few of the emerging technologies underpinning Ottawa’s high-potential tech firms
- "I saw this opportunity where I was really at the beginning of something huge."
- Kanata-based Martello Technologies is one of Ottawa’s fastest-growing companies, leading local firms on last year’s Profit 500 list of Canada’s rising firms.
- As we turn the page to 2018, OBJ looks back at some of the people and businesses that we featured on the front cover of the newspaper this past year.
- As Shopify grew, the tech firm entered further into the mainstream and into the scrutiny of the public eye.
- Ottawa firm buys SaaS company ClearSlide, a San Francisco-based developer of sales support software that counts The Economist and Buzzfeed among its clients.
- Local entrepreneur pledges to make public broadcaster relevant for future generations
- Officials from around the country hoping to establish Ottawa as a hub for autonomous vehicles seem to have set the pace car in their efforts: BlackBerry QNX.
- Competition to host “HQ2” left Ottawa’s tech sector to speculate about if the city would have a shot – and whether winning would even be a good thing.
- The city's main economic development agency evolved over the course of 2017 under new leadership.
- The firm owes roughly $14.5 million to a long list of creditors that includes Ottawa-based Celtic House Venture Partners and several other local firms including Cadence Design Systems and Lloyd…
- Opinions on the state of Ottawa’s tech scene, the role Invest Ottawa should play, whether we really should’ve bid for Amazon HQ2 and more
- Sending "Faya" a message along with the user’s location generates a list of nearby attractions, such as museums or statues, and a list of things to do.
- The app, dubbed aTouchAway, connects patients such as aging Ontarians with caregivers and family.
- "We’re on the right track now. We’ve taken the pieces that were broken and fixed them.”
- It has a built-in communications network. It can recognize your face. It detects motion, seismic activity, wind speed, even smells. And it looks like a traffic cone.
- City staff, developers offer different theories for decline
- Quarterhill’s new business model involves building a portfolio of companies in the Industrial Internet of Things space.
- Meanwhile, Ritch Dusome is replaced as CENGN chief executive
- Year two of SaaS North nearly doubled the exhibitors’ space and inspired a fresh crop of startups, but organizers and attendees say the Ottawa-based conference has a bigger ambition: Turning global…
- Selling off the old brand’s letters raised more than $1,000 for The Royal Foundation for Mental Health and The Shepherds of Good Hope
- Replacing an existing voluntary levy, the new revenues would bolster Ottawa Tourism campaigns
- Local clean-tech firm intends to purchase other businesses to bolster newly-acquired divisions
- The finished product would retain the church’s facade and main building but demolish the assembly hall at the rear, a piece that was added two decades after its initial construction.
- Spartan Bioscience is the developer of the Spartan Cube, a small, sleek box purportedly capable of collecting and analyzing DNA samples in 30 minutes.
- Ottawa startups and suppliers would stand to benefit if consortium is successful in landing contract.
- CEO says the firm will enter the customer experience management market in 2018.
- Announcement comes the same day Ottawa MP Catherine McKenna kicks off the federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge, a $75-million nationwide competition.
- CBRE Ottawa managing director says the conversation in Ottawa is shifting from government to tech
- However, citywide data released Monday indicates a disconnect in Ottawa employers’ attitudes towards immigrants.
- Small business owners will now be able to access the same commerce and delivery solutions as larger retailers.
- Snowed In Studios is one of the companies attending the festivities, celebrating the launch of a new game with children’s network Nickelodeon.
- As part of the emerging industrial Internet of Things sector, Sciemetric delivers data measurement and analytics, primarily for large manufacturers such as Ford Motors, John Deere, Honda and Hewlett-…
- Interim CEO Shaun McEwan urged investors to look at the firm’s “long-term value rather than quarter-by-quarter numbers.”
- Current headcount of 15 is expected to quickly double
- A breakdown of who was up and who was down during Ottawa earnings week.
- Leonovus develops software that encrypts and stores enterprise data on its cloud, hybrid or on-premise solutions.
- Kanata telecom firm sees rising revenues from expanding cloud business, ShoreTel integration.
- In this not-so-distant future, autonomous vehicles will need to communicate with smart infrastructure, and a connected home could call a plumber on its own if the basement pipes spring a leak.
- Public sector executive has added disciplined routines to help the government keep up, such as weekly enterprise architecture reviews to set standards for the government and processes to ramp up…
- Even though it was Halloween, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke was not spooked by a “short-selling troll” as he defended the firm against what he called “preposterous claims” during its quarterly earnings call…
- Five up-and-coming startups will also have the chance to compete in a pitchfest for a $25,000 prize with more than $100,000 worth of in-kind professional services.
- Tech employees who responded to the survey said they were most interested in compensation and benefits, followed by opportunities to learn new skills and company culture.
- Mr. Amell is also the CEO of Catalyst International Ltd., a management consulting firm that has worked with companies such as Ericsson and Honeywell.
- DragonWave joins the Transform-X family with an ‘-X’ of its own
- “Silicon Valley, everyone wants to believe,” Bitaccess CEO Moe Adham told Techopia Live. And yet, the company didn’t stay in California. They came back.
- The seven successful startups now move into L-Spark’s Kanata offices for nine months with the goal of scaling their revenues 10x.
- The Wall Street Journal called Darktrace a tech company to watch in 2017, and the World Economic Forum named it a tech pioneer in 2015.
- Charting the future of commerce requires experimenting in virtual reality and AR, artificial intelligence in chatbots and voice-activated interfaces
- Pitch imagines Amazon's second headquarters as steps away from an NHL arena and a new public library, two major concurrent developments in Ottawa’s downtown that have yet to begin.
- After four successful years at the organization’s helm, today marks Jenna Sudds’ final day as the executive director of the Kanata North Business Association. As she moves on from Canada’s largest…
- The new positions will go towards the development of Shopify Plus, which is already the focus of the Waterloo outpost.
- The 100-plus page document highlights the strengths of both cities’ talent pool, their tech sector and post-secondary institutions and also includes prospective sites as suggestions for where the…
- MosaïCanada150 found much of its success on social media, with more than 10,000 Instagram posts naming the event in a hashtag.
- Why one Ottawa startup is betting big on Bitcoin ATMs, smart contracts and all things blockchain
- Spurred by backlash to the federal government’s proposed tax changes, the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance has launched a campaign calling for the government to pause and reset its priorities on…
- Software that got its start at Carleton and carried on by a local firm saves U.S. Department of Defense $12 million per year
- Fresh off Martello Technologies’ listing on the Profit 500 list, CEO Bruce Linton told Techopia Live the coming year will likely see the firm make an acquisition or two and possibly even launch a…
- While Ottawa’s central downtown population grew at the fastest rate last year, data from the city’s annual development report show neighbourhoods just outside of the greenbelt are gaining ground.
- CEO Zander Lurie tells Techopia that the company’s presence in the Capital will likely double over the next two years.
- Founders Paul Vallée and Fred Boulanger took the orange seat to talk about how Pythian and Macadamian have changed over two decades, and how the Ottawa scene has changed around them.
- With a bid to attract Amazon in the works, it’s worth looking at how Invest Ottawa helped Sweden’s Syntronic land 170 employees in the city
- From its humble beginnings as the Open Source Business Resource to its status today as an internationally acclaimed journal for academics and businesspeople alike, the Technology Innovation…
- Speaking to a crowd of aspiring merchants on Wednesday night, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke advised them not to let their customers’ retail experiences fall by the wayside, lest their businesses end up like…
- A young Ottawa firm’s mission to create an affordable phone for the masses has hit a major setback after Indiegogo suspended the company’s crowdfunding campaign for what it calls a violation of the…
- ChangeJar, an Ottawa-based mobile solution to carrying pesky coins, has just added two mainstream functions that its founder says will rapidly help with user adoption.
- Wireless connectivity speeds in Nunavut may see a 20-fold increase thanks to a long-term contract between an Ottawa-based satellite operator and Bell Canada.
- Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED) is making headlines again this week, this time reaching a deal worth millions of dollars to supply cannabis to Ne
- Martello landed on the 2017 Profit 500 list, an annual ranking of the country’s fastest-growing companies, after increasing revenues by 1,552 per cent over the past five years.
- Five Ottawa gaming companies are set unite under a single roof later this year with the goal of building a hub for the local sector.
- A European self-hire boating service has Ottawa Tourism officials excited about a new draw on the Rideau Canal, as operations officially
- Association says problems are caused by non-members who prioritize profits over reputation
- Founder Craig Betts moves from chief executive role to board chair.
- The organization's members invested $1.5 million across 17 companies last year.
- The tech juggernaut released its ambitious request for proposals Thursday, asking cities and regions across North America to make the case for hosting and sustaining a campus comparable to its…
- “An investor told me, 'it’s a suicide project.'"
- For business owners, it's three customers that wouldn’t have otherwise found their way to the bar that night. For customers, hey, it’s free nachos and a night out with friends.
- The organization's inaugural executive director approached new BIA as a 'startup' and helped brand Kanata North as a hub for autonomous vehicles.
- Ottawa firm develops sensors that can analyze the structural integrity of concrete structures, detecting cracks before they lead to collapse.
- "It has been a very difficult year to say the least,” former Ottawa Chamber of Commerce chair says.
- Ten new full-time staff will join hub for experimental e-commerce technology.
- This is the second-ever acquisition for Iversoft, having acquired Jelly Smeared Games roughly a year ago.
- As advanced a tool as modern search engines are, they often miss the individual teachers and providers in a community.
- Marijuana investment firm has built up portfolio with a mix of 20 cannabis growers and related companies in recent months.
- The idea for Ruckify, an online platform where people can post their unused goods, tools or property for rent, arose in an unlikely way when a tree fell in front of Cody’s house.
- The new regime would limit the owners of private companies from “income sprinkling,” or spreading out income to family members as a way to reduce payable taxes.
- “If we’re not the next PayPal, if we’re not the next Visa, we kind of failed.”
- Despite higher revenues, net loss deepens to $1.2 million.
- Facilitating business with the government, supporting firms to scale and more space at Bayview Yards may be on the docket
- Contract options could extend up to 35 years, valued at $5.2B
- Asking for help – and actually receiving it – is a phenomenon perhaps unique to Ottawa, the tech veteran says.
- 20 VIC oversees assets across the country, including four Ottawa properties: Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Billings Bridge Centre and Tower, and 2211 Riverside Dr.
- The longer it takes for the government to play catch-up on proper regulations, the less opportunity Canadian firms have to capitalize on the disruptive industry.
- Invest Ottawa is hoping a new name for its incubator space at Bayview Yards will excite – or rather, incite – the types of hard-working firms it hopes to attract.
- Q3 revenues dropped eight per cent to $67.3 million
- Quarterly revenues rise 16% to US$18.6 million
- “You could be sitting next to someone whose company is valued at $10 billion, and they’re sitting in their sweatpants.”
- Acquisition provides boost to tech firm's top line.
- Q2 revenues up 14% to $32.9M
- Ottawa Community Housing purchased the plot of land between the O-Train Trillium Line and several residential roads off Preston Street from the federal government for $7 million.
- A group of insiders in the Ottawa gaming industry is setting out to fix a glaring glitch in the local sector: A worrying scarcity of women working in games.
- One of Kanata’s fastest growing firms is moving, but not far: You.i TV has a new home, with plenty of space for its freshly expanded team.
- The Ottawa International Airport’s main runway is closed for the summer as part of two multimillion-dollar reconstruction projects on the tarmac.
- UnCo. assembles customized wardrobe capsules with mixes of tops, pants, skirts and dresses from partner brands, many of which are women-led clothing companies.
- An Ottawa cybersecurity company is taking its solution to market with the feds behind it, thanks to a program focused on giving startups their first step into the industry.
- After 23 years as an independent business, Ottawa-based nonlinear creations has been acquired.
- Ottawa’s largest hotel got a little bit bigger this week as renovations finished on a new glass-enclosed event space that features sightlines of the refurbished National Arts Centre, the
- The thousands of travellers passing through the Ottawa International Airport daily will get a peek at one of the city’s top technology companies as well as a piece of Hollywood hardware.
- Open-source solutions gain ground on industry leader
- The company has posted regular losses and suffered declining revenues, subsisting largely on funding from local tech icon and Magor chairman Terry Matthews and his companies.
- Ottawa-based Learn Leap Fly is among 11 semifinalists in an international competition designed to discover how technology can improve access to education for hundreds of millions of youth
- The message floating about social networks and news sites this week is that Amazon is coming to Ottawa.
- The local medical marijuana grower is now equipped with extra space and a license to fill it
- Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an advisor to one of the contributing funds
- But if you think this is the best deal on the Internet, what commenters had to say will blow your mind
- After just a year and a half in business, Ottawa’s Sampford Advisors is taking its mergers and acquisitions expertise to Toronto.
- As companies scour the globe for markets that are both financially and physically safe to explore, Invest Ottawa says it’s helping local companies capitalize on shifting political tides.
- Sir Richard Branson led the marquee on an all-star panel of entrepreneurs in Shopify’s Ottawa office on Thursday to launch Amplify, a new initiative aimed at promoting female entrepreneur
- Gymnasts from across the globe will soon have a new place to tumble in Ottawa after veteran developer Bruce Firestone announced a $20-million-plus development for a new sports facility in Orleans.
- Global automaker Toyota Motors is dropping BlackBerry QNX’s infotainment software from its best-selling Camry vehicles in a move that analysts say reveals a growing threat to the technolo
- Quaterhill may be in the midst of diversifying its revenues, but it showed this week that the patent licensing business can still pay dividends as the Ottawa firm settled deals with two b
- Though the Claridge name often calls to mind highrise condos and new-built suburban homes, the Ottawa family-owned residential developer is continuing to diversify its portfolio with a ne
- The 2017 edition of the Branham300, an annual list of the top Canadian public and private ICT companies ranked by gross revenue, is a Capital bummer.
- Member365 will soon join the ranks of the Kanata North tech park, as the Ottawa-based SaaS firm graduates from its home in the
- Independent studios are making games in Ottawa, and making money to boot. Techopia profiled two such companies, The Meatly Games and Snowed In Studios.
- When BluMetric was down, its board of directors turned to company man Roger Woeller to right the ship.
- Staff at Ottawa’s two major daily newspapers have voted 91.3 per cent in favour of giving their union a mandate to strike against employer Postmedia, according to a union representative.
- Despite today’s surge to $1.64 a shere, the company’s stock price are still well off the 52-week high of $8.82.
- Shopify believes it can reduce price barriers to growing a business by giving all of its merchants its first employee for free.
- The two projects may be in early days, but emerging details surrounding the long-unused Booth Street and Gladstone Avenue properties are earning positive reviews from the Preston Street B
- City staff are proposing a new umbrella organization, modelled as an innovation centre for the arts that brings together representatives of local creative industries, to help boost Ottawa
- As debate swirls about the political and economic impact of the U.S. government's intention to withdrawal from the Paris climate change accord, an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions,…
- The search is on for a new chief financial officer at You.i TV, one who will not only be tasked with raising capital for the Kanata firm’s n
- With roughly 72 million square feet of managed property valued at more than $800 million between them, two Ottawa condo management firms are joining forces in preparation for impending ch
- Tech firm reaches compromise with shareholder Vantage Asset Management
- Chile’s new ships will feature combat management system developed in Lockheed’s Kanata facility.
- Ottawa firm’s shares dip below dollar for first time following 2017 earnings
- Next-gen networks will revolutionize global communications, and Ottawa leaders believe local companies are primed to take advantage
- Lured by local talent and with an eye on future growth, an American telecom and cloud services firm has tapped Ottawa for its latest global expansion.
- Ottawa’s e-commerce story, some may believe, begins and ends with Shopify. Not so, says Smith – a Gatineau-based e-commerce services firm that’s building on more than two decades in the industry.
- With nearly $1 billion in funding at stake, the country’s economic development minister travelled Wednesday to one of Ottawa’s top tech firms to unveil details about how businesses can access the c
- About 15 Shopify employees – product managers, engineers, designers – have been through West End Kids in Westboro, receiving a crash course in the market they hope to capture.
- With a rapidly evolving tech landscape in front of him and public sector IT verging on archaic, Alex Benay has a big to-do list
- 2017 Fastest Growing Companies: #6
- Fans of the action-adventure video game series Legend of Zelda have an opportunity to become heroes in their own rights next weekend by solving puzzles at a local ‘temple’: the Canadian Museum of…
- Shopify believes an additional share offering worth about $500 million will better position the firm for future acquisitions, the Ottawa-based e-commerce firm told OBJ on Friday.
- 2017 Fastest Growing Companies: #3
- The Kanata-based telecommunications firm says it will cut roughly 10 per cent of its workforce worldwide by the end of the year. Those cuts will be felt more or less evenly, CEO Rich McBee tells OBJ…
- The new office features 10,000 square feet of usable real estate, a significant upgrade from the 3,200 square feet it had at its former location near Bank and Queen streets.
- Ottawa physicians, coders, designers and entrepreneurs came together this past weekend to find some common ground on some of healthcare’s most pressing problems.
- At a time of renewal for the National Capital Commission, board member Bob Plamondon will succeed Russell Mills as interim chair, ending the 10-year tenure of the prominent Ottawa leader.
- A new tool is hoping to inject intelligence and a little personality into project management for small and medium businesses.
- When you’re trying to get from the Rideau Centre to Bayshore Mall, you may know that starting on Sunday you’ll have to take bus route No. 11 instead of the traditional No. 2. But how will Google Map’…
- Intellectual property firm changing name to Quarterhill
- University of Ottawa researcher known for growing ears on apples wants to hear 'audacious' ideas from community
- Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Three Ottawa CEOs walk onto Parliament Hill…
- If successful, the firm’s Kanata facility will adapt a computer system designed to manage ships’ combat capabilities for the corvettes.
- 360pi was named one of Ottawa’s fastest growing companies in 2014 and again in 2015, when the firm saw three-year revenue growth of 175%.
- Montreal-based developer Canderel received support from Ottawa’s planning committee on Tuesday to construct a new eight-storey Amica retirement residence on the site of a Beer Store in the Glebe,…
- Move comes as government relations firms say they’re adjusting to a new federal landscape – and new ways of doing business – as the Trudeau government settles into second year in power.
- Roughly 130 Kanata businesses are poised to unite under a new banner this year after a city committee endorsed a budget and appointed a board for the Kanata Central Business Improvement Area.
- Capital Gaming Expo’s new owner hit the reboot button on the annual event this past weekend, bringing Ottawa’s gaming community together with industry leaders from inside and outside the city.
- Analysts say Ford’s decision to hire hundreds of former BlackBerry employees and set up shop in Ottawa will lead to more
- Almost exactly one year ago, we published an article asking the question, “Can Ottawa be an autonomous vehicle hub?” Today, with Ford’s announcement that it would be investing $337.9 million to build…
- Auto giant will employ up to 300 Ottawa staff as part of a $337.9 million investment in the city.
- Companies such as Neptec and QNX Software Systems brought their test vehicles to the showroom floor to show off the work candidates could potentially get their hands on.
- Changes to government procurement were among the highlights of Wednesday’s budget for local businesses alongside cash for technology firms across the country.
- 500 Startups’ partner David Dufresne dropped by Invest Ottawa on Thursday to give the scoop on the organization’s new Canadian venture capital fund.
- We’ve brought you here to talk. Please sit down.
- Algonquin College and Siemens Canada are expanding their partnership with new programs aimed at meeting the demand for skilled workers with advanced manufacturing expertise.
- “We hire people so quickly that filling up (a building) has not ever been a problem.”
- After carefully tending to its seed round, Ottawa-based FarmLead has successfully harvested $6.5-million in series-A funding.
- As craft brewing continues to grow in popularity, Clocktower Brew Pub is looking to assert itself as the Ottawa original with another expansion downtown and its first in the suburbs.
- As university graduation season nears, the minds of students in Ottawa are turning towards their legacy. Specifically, the Legacy Conference, aimed at encouraging students to develop their…
- The City of Ottawa received a new design application earlier this month for the derelict Somerset House, opening the lat
- Two of the navy’s frigates will be upgraded with Lockheed Martin’s CMS 330, developed in its Ottawa location
- Boston Pizza is opening a location in a long-empty Glebe building, according to a provincial liquor licence application.
- Hire Immigrants Ottawa has been championing the integration of newcomers into the local economy for a full decade, and at its annual summit this week, reflected on its progress and honoured its par
- Just a short trip down Carp Road will take you to the headquarters of Senstar, the 35-year provider of perimeter security systems for jails and prisons worldwide.
- Representatives of both the public and private sector came together at Ottawa’s Westin Hotel on Thursday to break down the frustrating features of federal government procurement and to make suggest
- In February, in a cozy room in the Lord Elgin Hotel, I was part of a crowd of IT professionals and public servants attending a seminar called “Digital Transformation Under the Obama Administration:
- Bill Charnetski loves his job.
- The L-Spark family of companies grew by six today as the Kanata-based accelerator
- After Tuesday’s Amazon Web Services outage brought much of the internet to a standstill, an Ottawa cloud services provider says there’s still no reason for businesses to turn their backs on the clo
- After winning an industry pitchfest, an Ottawa startup is looking to take a chunk out of the fantasy sports market with
- Shopify chief operating officer Harley Finkelstein was honoured at the Canadian Startup Awards in Toronto last night, taking home the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year award.
- Hintonburger, the popular Hintonburg burger joint with meals named after nearby streets such as The Parkdale and The Armstrong, may soon need to add The Somerset to its menu as today it announced p
- Some 600,000 pounds of lumber, numerous hotel bookings and more than a fair share of hype have gone into preparations for Red Bull Crashed Ice, one of the first marquee events scheduled for what’s
- Ottawa-based Kinaxis Inc.
- Ottawa technology firm Espial reported a strong fourth quarter on Thursday to round out a record revenue-generating year.
- Mitel Networks CEO Rich McBee struck an optimistic tone about the Ottawa-based firm’s post-mobile future, despite announcing a loss in the company’s fourth quarter Thursday.
- A Chinese clean-tech company is setting up an branch plant in Ottawa and has its eyes on Plasco’s displaced talent.
- Coming off a strong holiday retail season, Shopify executives were in a cheery mood as they shared details of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings results in a call to investors and media this mor
- The owners of Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier are pushing ahead with their controversial expansion plans and recently filed a site plan application with the city that contains new details about the
- An Ottawa startup has brought a new approach to public consultation in the city, using artificial intelligence tools to break down how residents feel about proposed developments.
- Less than a month after communications company Avaya filed for bankruptcy protection, local competitor Mitel has begun targeting its Kanata neighbour’s clients.
- A 40-minute commute and a quick border hop away from Ottawa lies the small town of Ogdensburg, N.Y.
- Ottawa entrepreneur Michael Golubev, founder of 3DPrintler.com, is showcasing his latest venture at the TechCrunch Crunchie Awards next week in San Francisco.
- With the help of foreign investment, an Ottawa-based entrepreneur is hoping to make his models the faces of Indian advertising by expanding his talent agency to Mumbai.
- After getting a small taste of Ottawa developer talent, Toronto-based Relish Interactive has opened an office in the city.
- Cyril Leeder gave few hints about his future as he expressed his gratitude to the Senators executives, his family and local hockey fans in his first public comments since being dismissed as preside
- In a major executive shakeup with implications for the city’s tourism industry, the Ottawa Senators have replaced team president Cyril Leeder with Tom Anselmi, the former president and chief operat
- A stretch of Bronson Avenue south of the Queensway is set for a major facelift after the City of Ottawa’s planning committee has unanimously approved two proposals for buildings on the street near
- In the midst of aggressive hiring plans, Klipfolio is moving into the former theatre space at the World Exchange Plaza later this year.
- Fresh off its first-ever acquisition, Iversoft Solutions has plans for massive growth in 2017.
- The Lord Elgin Hotel has completed its multimillion-dollar renovations in time for what management hopes will be a record year in 2017.
- A high-profile Silicon Valley accelerator has come to Ottawa, and its first cohort is ready to pitch.
- A student residence developer is proposing a 12-storey, 172-unit tower a kilometre north of Carleton University, near the intersection of Bronson and Carling avenues.
- Iversoft Solutions has made its first-ever acquisition in the form of local gaming studio Jelly Smeared Games, but that’s just the start
- DragonWave reported its Q3 2017 results this week, and looking back year-over-year, it wasn’t good news.
- Halogen Software shares continued to rise Friday, a day after the Ottawa-based tech company said outside suitors have ex
- DragonWave (TSX:DWI,
- The Bootstrap Awards are returning in 2017 after a three-year hiatus with a new owner and a new sponsor.
- Yishel Khan has taught children with special needs all over the world, and noticed a disturbingly common problem in many places she went.
- Claridge Homes says it wants to turn a barren plot of land near the Canadian War Museum into a 1,600-unit, five-tower complex aimed at mixed-income households.
- The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce is currently without a chairperson as its former board leader, Marie Boivin, continues to battle sanctions by the U.S.
- Ottawa’s Shopify has established a series of high-profile partnerships with some of the planet’s biggest tech firms.
- Shares of Shopify spiked before market close on Thursday in anticipation of an announced deal that allows the company’s merchants to sell on the Amazon marketplace through the platform.
- As Apple offers a rare glimpse into its App Store sales data, several Ottawa developers say the California tech giant has made several significant changes that make publishing to the popular platfo
- Klipfolio has kicked off the new year by landing a $12-million series-B financing round that the Ottawa-based company says will help it hire dozens of new employees.
- Fresco Bistro Italiano’s Elgin Street location, as well as its adjoining cocktail lounge The Guest Room, are both closing on Thursday.
- Few industries rely on happy workers like restaurants.
- An Ottawa-based marketing and events firm has has acquired Capital Gaming Expo (CGX), and the new owner is hoping to turn the annual event into a beacon for Ottawa’s burgeoning gaming sector.
- Mitel shares plunged Tuesday morning, the day after the Kanata telecom company said it was divesting its mobile division, but analysts say a simplified Mitel is well-positioned for growth and futur
- BlackBerry (TSX:BB) (NASDAQ:BBRY) subsidiary QNX is stepping up its work on autonomous vehicles in Ottawa, announcing Monday morning that it would open a new $100-million “innovation centre” dedica
- Trinity Development’s proposal for its Bayview Station highrises flies a little too close to the sun, concerned residents told the group at a public consultation on Wednesday night.
- Zighra is hoping to double its local presence and expand its customer base in the New Year after a stellar 2016 that saw the Ottawa-based company land a pilot project with Barclays, win “Best Tech”
- Construction of Ottawa’s first coach house is underway, and builder Ottawa General Contractors (OGC) is hoping the discrete form of infill represents a big market opportunity.
- The Ottawa-based CEO of one of Canada’s largest marijuana firms is lauding yesterday’s federal report that recommends how the Liberal government proceed with its plans to legalize pot.
- Condo owners across the province could find it more difficult to rent out their units for short periods using services such as Airbnb following a landmark court ruling involving an Ottawa
- Startups move fast. Investors? Well, traditionally less so.
- Shares of Ottawa-based CannaRoyalty Corp.
- Developers took the first step in establishing Zibi as a go-to outdoor event space today with the announcement that Cirque du Soleil will bring a new show to the site, starting in August
- After slowly building up its headcount in Ottawa over the last two years, California-based software firm SurveyMonkey plans to go on a local hiring binge in the new year by adding dozens of staff,
- As a growing number of businesses confront what they perceive as a shortage of skilled workers in Canada’s capital, an association representing the city’s festivals is making the case for companies
- Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP) (NYSE:SHOP) isn’t slowing down as it approaches the holidays, announcing today that it has made its third acquisition of the year in the form of app studio Tiny Hearts.
- The Ottawa Hospital and local politicians say they’ve reached a compromise on the location of a new Civic Campus.
- In September, Shopify announced a partnership with Carleton University to put their students to work.
- Attempts to keep a troubled business alive hit a snag this week as Magor Corp.
- This week, Ottawa hosts the inaugural SaaS North conference, featuring hundreds of key players in Canada’s software-as-a-service industry.
- Ottawa fintech firm Telepin Softwarehas landed a deal to become the mobile financial services platform provider for Mascom Wireless Botswana, the country’s largest wireless provider.
- Four years ago, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist returned to Canada to start something bold: An Ottawa-based fund with a focus on Canadian startups.
- Intouch Insights Ltd. (CVE:INX) was well on its way to break even on its third quarter this year, but an unexpected bankruptcy of a customer put the company in the red.
- L-Spark, the Kanata-based incubator that is a partnership between Wesley Clover and Invest Ottawa, continues to churn out promising startups.
- Last year, the Information and Communications Technology Council made big predictions about the demand for Canadian tech talent in coming years.
- The future site of the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus became a little clearer today as the NCC officially recommended a parcel of land on Tunney’s Pasture for the development.
- Plans for a Kanata Central Business Improvement Area (BIA) are coming closer to reality.
- A number of promising new startups formed after a long 54 hours at the University of Ottawa's 2016 Startup Weekend event.
- The development team behind the controversial proposed addition to the Chateau Laurier presented a revised vision of the plan to the public on Thursday night that scaled back the size of
- The City of Ottawa is joining a pilot project with Ericsson and Rogers Communications to develop a “connected water” solutio
- SmartEV Mobility Inc. is opening its first Canadian showroom on Montreal Road this Saturday with a goal of showing the Canadian market a greener si
- Carleton University is preparing to launch a $50-million initiative to reduce its carbon footprint by making its facilities more energy efficiency, retrofitting several building as well as creating
- Last month, Senstar Corp. celebrated its 35th anniversary as a provider of perimeter intrusion detection systems.
- City officials recently paid tribute to the community impact and contributions of four local businesspeople with roots outside of Canada.
- Ottawa’s Halogen Software (TSX:HGN) reported an increase in revenue and profits in the third quarter, but the company says it still has work to do in acquiring and retaining customers.
- Kinaxis (TSX:KXS) said a growing customer base helped the Ottawa-based firm record a sharp increase in third-quarter revenues, although higher expenses dragged down the software company’s profits.
- Espial Group Inc.
- Shopify’s core strategy of focusing on helping its merchants sell more products is paying off, the CEO of the Ottawa-based commerce technology firm said Wednesday morning after reporting significan
- An Ottawa tech company is changing perspectives on art, offering a virtual reality tour of the Ottawa Art Gallery.
- Lockheed Martin Canada’s facility in Kanata is developing a reputation in the naval industry, one it’s hoping to capitalize on with
- Ten years after discussions first began about developing a prime Sparks Street property, one block south of Parliament Hill, Ashcroft Homes says it plans to break ground on its condo and luxury ren
- Two years after its launch, L-Spark is dropping the incubator label.
- From the windows of his Kanata office, Jack Gulas has a fine view of the Peace Tower.
- Feenics, the Ottawa-based provider of cloud-based security solutions, says it’s expanded its office space to nearly 5,000 square feet on St.
- Despite an overall drop in revenue year-over-year, Thermal Energy International (CVE:TMG) trimmed its net loss and boasted a strong order backlog in its fiscal first quarter.
- A year after Edelman set up shop in the city, the public and government relations firm says it has big plans for expansion in the nation’s capital.
- Several Chinese billionaires were in Ottawa Tuesday, meeting with the city’s business leaders and eying investment opportunities in the nation’s capital.
- “TiECon’s goal is to connect Ottawa entrepreneurs to what’s happening in the world,” says Bharat Rudra, president of TiE Ottawa. And you can’t put it much simpler than that.
- Ottawa’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) announced this week that Spartan Bioscience is t
- Hydro rates, infrastructure and fostering business growth were on the minds of Ottawa’s business leaders as the Mayor’s Breakfast series welcomed Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
- Earlier this week, Ottawa Business Journ
- DragonWave (TSX:DWI)(NASDAQ:DRWI) executives say restructuring efforts are improving the Ottawa-based tech firm’s financial picture, even as the company reaches six straight years without turning a
- The spending slowdown in North America’s oil and gas sector contributed to a dramatic drop in quarterly revenues and profits for an Ottawa tech company that counts the industry among its customers.
- Algonquin College says it plans to construct a new learning centre and Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship featuring a makerspace for students to experiment with technology and a multimedia p
- Moe Abbas saw the same problem with a lot of the talent that was joining his startup team, Bumpn.
- “Guanxi,” a traditional Chinese term, refers to the networks and relationships that facilitate business dealings.
- Put up the sold sign: UniqueHomeSites.com is officially under new ownership.
- A Canadian not-for-profit is steering recent graduates off the path towards a career in big business and on the road to entrepreneurship.
- The leaders of one of Ottawa’s hottest tech companies believe there is a better way to teach students about how to be a part of a successful startup.
- The past couple of months for Espial have been huge.
- An event being held as part of the One Young World conference in Ottawa on Friday is putting the spotlight on the Capital’s social enterprise sector.
- Techopia was back on the road this week, dropping in on video production technology firm Ross Video.
- On Friday, Aydin Mirzaee will punch out for the final time from the company he’s spent some eight years building.
- The autonomous driving industry is revving up, and Ottawa seems primed to lead the pack.
- On a Saturday afternoon, in a small, crowded living room in Ottawa, a group of entrepreneurs are trying to code their way to a better democracy.
- The Kanata North BIA commissioned Doyletech Corporation to perform a market gap analysis study alongside its economic impact study to assess what’s still missing in the local tech hub.
- Creating prototypes, finding clients, building revenue streams, getting to scale – starting a business isn’t easy. It can all be very daunting, especially to a new entrepreneur.
- Frank Bouchard, one of the founders of Wipebook, knows a thing or two about crowdfunding. His first run at Kickstarter had a modest goal of $4,000, but he ended up raising more than $400,000.
- Blogging is no longer just the realm of conspiracy theorists and teenagers with a celebrity crush.
- Christian Desjardins, founder of Punchtime and L-Spark incubator grad, recently went through a second round of seed funding for his SaaS company.
- L-Spark might be the first to notice it: Ottawa could be on its way to becoming a hub for software-as-a-service startups.
- Eight companies from the first cohort of L-Spark, the Kanata-based incubator and accelerator program, walked across the stage at the SaaS Showcase on Thursday night.
- Steve Cody wants you to use better software to run your business.
- For all of the hype lately around Ottawa’s burgeoning tech scene, it’s easy to gloss over its shortcomings.
- Ottawa startup eCelery is bringing the flavours of your favourite home-cooked meals to, well, your home.
- Sir Terry Matthews sent out a rallying call to more than 200 people at the Mayor’s Breakfast Thursday morning.
- Klipfolio hosted a number of Ottawa companies at its newly-expanded space Wednesday, hosting its first Dashboardpalooza event.
- Ottawa startup Solar On Site plans to generate plenty of power – and a lot of buzz – at Westfest next month.
