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EcoSafeSense Inc. Year Founded: 2023 Founder(s)/CEO: Olga Koppel Number of Employees: Three Office Location: Ottawa Product Description: Mobile sensors and AI-powered software for hyperlocal air

Urooj Qureshi (left) presents an oversized cheque for $1,000 to tech startup EcoSafeSense and CEO Olga Koppel with the first Impact Centered Award.

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Kanata-based Fidus Systems is poised for aggressive expansion after agreeing to sell a majority stake to New York private equity firm Catchment Capital. While financial terms remain undisclosed, the company says the deal provides the “rocket fuel” needed to pursue strategic acquisitions and accelerate R&D.

Fidus, a designer of complex embedded components for sectors like aerospace and autonomous vehicles, will retain its local headquarters and executive team. The partnership offers the capital to scale the 200-person company’s already rapid revenue growth while preserving its culture, emphasizing that operations remain unchanged ‒ just with deeper pockets for future innovation.

In this special episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran talks with Scott Turnbull, chief technology officer of Fidus Systems, about the company’s new majority owner and what it might mean for its future.

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