Alida Burke

Ottawa’s The Growcer raises $3M from investors including Jeff York, Jeff Westeinde

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Ottawa-based vertical farming company The Growcer has raised $3 million in Series A financing to accelerate the company’s growth.

Techopia Live: Growcer ready to flourish in 2024

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Growcer co-founders Corey Ellis and Alida Burke are determined to improve food security, especially for Indigenous communities in Canada’s North, through innovation in agriculture.

Ottawa’s Growcer makes vertical farming accessible to those with physical challenges

Ottawa

Ottawa-based startup Growcer has partnered with two non-profits to help make its vertical farming system more accessible to people with physical challenges.

Finalists celebrated at 40th anniversary Businesswoman of the Year Awards

Ottawa

A “real celebration” hosted by the Women’s Business Network, the evening toasted women in business under the theme “timeless,” complete with red, black and white

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

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 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’