Corey Ellis

Vertical farming firm Growcer goes global after acquiring U.S. competitor’s assets

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Ottawa’s Growcer sets up urban vertical farm at Area X.O to support The Ottawa Mission

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Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

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Tatiana Estevez was celebrating her fog water collection company Permalution securing money in a fundraising round and garnering support for a drinking water project, when

U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains, agritech firms say

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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.

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

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’